seriousness
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seriousness
- /ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/ US
- /ˈsɪəɹiəsnəs/ UK
noun seriousnesses
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The state or quality of being serious.
“[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”
Similar: earnestness, seriosity, sobriety · Opposite: jocularity, levity, unseriousness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: earnestness, sincerity, distressfulness, serious-mindedness, earnest, seriously, solemnity, thoroughness, honesty, truthfulness, veracity, soundness, dependability, reliability, determination, importance
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noun state of being serious
| Español | seriedad |
|---|---|
| Português | seriedade, gravidade |
| Français | sériosité, gravité |
| Deutsch | Ernsthaftigkeit |
| Italiano | serietà, gravità |
| Ελληνικά | σοβαρότητα sovarótita |
| Română | seriozitate |
| Русский | серьёзность serʹjóznostʹ |
| العربية | جِدِّيَّة jiddiyya |
Talk about this word "seriousness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seriousness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seriousness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seriousness "seriousness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seriousness.Cite this
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title = {seriousness},
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