seriousness meaning

Noun: seriousness  sireeusnus

1. An earnest and sincere feeling
   - earnestness, sincerity 
2. The quality of arousing fear or distress
   "he learned the seriousness of his illness"
   - distressfulness 
3. The trait of being serious
   "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"
   - earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity

Derived forms: seriousnesses

See also: frivolous, serious

Type of: badness, gravity, severeness, severity, solemnity, trait

Antonym: frivolity

Encyclopedia: Seriousness

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1. do n't overestimate the seriousness of the problem.
2. he had been amused at her seriousness.
3. the seriousness of water shortages becomes apparent.
4. with the great seriousness he pondered upon the problem.
5. the seriousness of the news made everyone anxious.