seriousness
/ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/noun4 syllables
Seriousness means: the trait of being serious.
Synonyms for seriousness6
noun, as in the trait of being serious
noun, as in an earnest and sincere feeling
noun, as in the quality of arousing fear or distress
distressfulness
Opposites of seriousness
frivolity
What does seriousness mean?3
noun
1
the trait of being serious“a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness”
2
an earnest and sincere feeling
3
the quality of arousing fear or distress“he learned the seriousness of his illness”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Seriousness in a sentence
- As the days passed by, we began to understand the seriousness of the matter.marcelostockle
- They couldn't comprehend the seriousness of the matter.CK
- He wrote a letter dealing with the matter in all seriousness.yuya
- I am very concerned about the seriousness of the festival.unknown
- This has finally convinced me of the seriousness of the situation.PvtMarc
- I am well aware of the seriousness of the situation.carlosalberto
- Sami seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation.OsoHombre
- Yanni was sane enough to realize the seriousness of his crime.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of seriousness
as a noun
- plural
- seriousnesses