nghiêm trang

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嚴莊.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nghiêm trang

  1. important; serious; solemn; sombre; austere
    • 1941, Tô Hoài, chapter 1, in Dế Mèn phiêu lưu ký:
      [] lúc ông mặt trời quen thuộc lại nghiêm trang ló lên đằng đông mới tan cuộc ai về nhà nấy.
      only when the familiar austere-looking sun appeared high up again in the East did the crowd disperse and everybody went back home.
  2. dignified; imposing; awe-inspiring; portentous