seriousnessn.²

Brit.

/ˈsɪərɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈsɪriəsnəs/

Forms: see serious adj.², n., and adv. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: serious adj.², -ness suffix.

Etymology: < serious adj.² + -ness suffix. Compare earlier seriosity n., seriouste n.

1. The quality or condition of being serious or solemn; earnestness of purpose, thought, or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun]

earnestOE

sadnessc1350

serious1440

seriouste1440

demurity1483

seriosity?a1505

gravity1509

demureness?1518

seriousness1530

solemness1530

sobriety1548

staidness1561

graveness1577

gravidad1641

earnestness1670

substantialness1683

solemnity1712

smilelessness1844

unsmilingness1873

humourlessness1890

straightfacedness1982

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 269/2 Seriousnesse, serievseté.

1576 W. Clever tr. J. Glaucus Knowl. Kings f. 22^v They [sc. the Elders] would not reuoulte, but proceeded in the seriousnesse of their purpose.

a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) ii. xxvi. 22 Sports must be done sportingly, not with the like seriousnesse..as serious matters.

1662 Bk. Common Prayer Visit. Sick That the sense of his weakness may add..seriousness to his repentance.

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 76 Some minutes are to be allowed to mirth, and the rest to seriousness.

1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical i. 3 Seriousness and Merriment are near Neighbours.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 168 The most Gravity, Seriousness, and Solemnity in his Countenance.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §7. 417 The seriousness of his [Spenser's] poetic tone reflects the seriousness of his poetic purpose.

1881 H. James Portrait of Lady II. xiv. 172 The want of seriousness with which he appeared to regard..[the] world.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 5 July 2/3 No one can fail to be impressed by the seriousness of modern-day cricket.

1997 E. White Farewell Symphony (1998) ix. 387 ‘But why?’ I asked, not joking at all. My seriousness sprang him out of his joshing.

2009 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 17/1 I balked..at the seriousness with which Top Chef contestants discussed the sweetness of a lemon meringue.

2. The quality of being significant, important, dangerous, or attended by risk; importance, magnitude.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > gravity or seriousness

peisec1425

poise1457

griefa1513

gravity1533

ponderosity1589

ponderance1600

pitha1616

seriousness1797

ponderation1873

gravitas1924

1797 ‘English Lady’ Resid. in France I. 169 These dolorous assertions..[depend] rather upon the..eloquence of the speaker, than the seriousness of the case which gives rise to them.

1830 London Med. Gaz. 5 434/2 The complication of a wound of one of these vessels adds very much to the difficulty and seriousness of the fracture.

1895 Law Times 98 280/1 Plaintiff's counsel dwelt forcibly on the seriousness of the injury, as blighting the plaintiff's whole future career.

1918 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 26 622 The seriousness of the food situation in France and Great Britain.

1956 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 2 May 25/6 Such penny-wise, pound-foolishness only adds to the seriousness of this problem.

1989 D. Judd Give Sorrow Words iii. 31 Despite attempts to protect the fatally ill child from his prognosis, he nevertheless picks up a sense of the seriousness of his illness.

1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. (ed. 8) v. 139 Penalty points..vary from three to six depending on the circumstances and seriousness of the offence.

2004 Church Times 17 Dec. 3/4 The time has come for us to recognise the extreme seriousness of our situation.

Phrases

P1. in seriousness: with earnest intent or purpose.

ΚΠ

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie In Lectores sig. B2^v Where I but striue in honest seriousnes, To scourge some soule-poluting beastlines.

1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater i. iii. sig. B2 Sister, in seriousnesse you yet are young And faire.

1765 J. Witherspoon Ess. Important Subj. III. iii. 262 Answer this question in seriousness, Whether do you belong to the one class or the other?

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. ii. 98 Nay, in seriousness, let no man say that Calonne had not genius.

1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. p. xiv/1 (advt.) Who thought more and better than his entire century..played, even in seriousness, the immense buffoon—and died a-clowning!

2011 N.Y. Times 27 Nov. (Travel section) 4 That last one turned out to be a joke, I learned later, but it was repeated several times seemingly in seriousness.

P2. in all seriousness: entirely seriously; in complete earnest; not in jest, or as a joke.Sometimes used to introduce a serious tone to a previously light-hearted or superficial context; cf. seriously adv.² 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adverb]

highlyOE

deeplyc1300

solemnlya1325

sadlya1375

soberly1382

demurelyc1400

sadc1400

seriouslyc1425

solemnya1470

murely1474

solemnedlyc1480

solenny1480

in (good, sober, serious) sadness1545

gravely1553

staidly1571

solemniouslya1578

solidly1632

in sad earnest1637

ponderously1637

in jest-earnest1642

in all seriousness1679

joking apart1745

unhumorously1768

solidly1799

in sober earnest1836

mirthlessly1853

votively1857

smilelessly1869

unmirthfully1872

unsmilingly1879

inhumorously1898

soberingly1923

straightfacedly1977

1679 H. Croft Legacy Bishop of Hereford 17 I must in all seriousness tell you that the Christian world was very far degenerated..by shutting up the Scriptures in later Ages.

1773 E. Burke Let. 30 Oct. in Wks. (1803) VIII. 135 In all seriousness (though I am a great deal more than half serious in what I have been saying) I look upon this projected Tax in a very evil light.

1844 S. G. Osborne Let. 23 July (1891) I. 13 Now, Sir, one word in all sober seriousness.

1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 364/2 It has been suggested that the camera be used as a substitute for the gun... In all seriousness the suggestion is well worthy of consideration.

1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xi. 131 A work that Schumann in all seriousness wanted to bring out as his Second Symphony.

2003 Campaign 7 Mar. (back cover) In all seriousness, though, Campaign would like to say a rousing ‘hats off’ to these five companies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seriousness
释义	† seriousnessn.¹ Forms: late Middle English seriousnes. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: serious adj.¹, -ness suffix. Etymology: < serious adj.¹ + -ness suffix. Obsolete. rare. Arrangement in order or sequence; continuity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [noun] > action or fact of forming a series seriousnessc1487 seriality1855 serialization1856 seriation1859 serialism1897 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > [noun] > continuous succession > a continuous series or course seriousnessc1487 continuity1601 train1606 series1613 thread1642 continuum1650 clue1656 run1709 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica Proh. 9 And somme haue recorded thyngis only doon in their dayes, without suspensyf seriousnes contynued of olde seasons passed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2020). seriousnessn.² Brit. /ˈsɪərɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˈsɪriəsnəs/ Forms: see serious adj.², n., and adv. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: serious adj.², -ness suffix. Etymology: < serious adj.² + -ness suffix. Compare earlier seriosity n., seriouste n. 1. The quality or condition of being serious or solemn; earnestness of purpose, thought, or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun] earnestOE sadnessc1350 serious1440 seriouste1440 demurity1483 seriosity?a1505 gravity1509 demureness?1518 seriousness1530 solemness1530 sobriety1548 staidness1561 graveness1577 gravidad1641 earnestness1670 substantialness1683 solemnity1712 smilelessness1844 unsmilingness1873 humourlessness1890 straightfacedness1982 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 269/2 Seriousnesse, serievseté. 1576 W. Clever tr. J. Glaucus Knowl. Kings f. 22^v They [sc. the Elders] would not reuoulte, but proceeded in the seriousnesse of their purpose. a1639 W. Whately Prototypes (1640) ii. xxvi. 22 Sports must be done sportingly, not with the like seriousnesse..as serious matters. 1662 Bk. Common Prayer Visit. Sick That the sense of his weakness may add..seriousness to his repentance. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 76 Some minutes are to be allowed to mirth, and the rest to seriousness. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical i. 3 Seriousness and Merriment are near Neighbours. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 168 The most Gravity, Seriousness, and Solemnity in his Countenance. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §7. 417 The seriousness of his [Spenser's] poetic tone reflects the seriousness of his poetic purpose. 1881 H. James Portrait of Lady II. xiv. 172 The want of seriousness with which he appeared to regard..[the] world. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 5 July 2/3 No one can fail to be impressed by the seriousness of modern-day cricket. 1997 E. White Farewell Symphony (1998) ix. 387 ‘But why?’ I asked, not joking at all. My seriousness sprang him out of his joshing. 2009 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 17/1 I balked..at the seriousness with which Top Chef contestants discussed the sweetness of a lemon meringue. 2. The quality of being significant, important, dangerous, or attended by risk; importance, magnitude. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > gravity or seriousness peisec1425 poise1457 griefa1513 gravity1533 ponderosity1589 ponderance1600 pitha1616 seriousness1797 ponderation1873 gravitas1924 1797 ‘English Lady’ Resid. in France I. 169 These dolorous assertions..[depend] rather upon the..eloquence of the speaker, than the seriousness of the case which gives rise to them. 1830 London Med. Gaz. 5 434/2 The complication of a wound of one of these vessels adds very much to the difficulty and seriousness of the fracture. 1895 Law Times 98 280/1 Plaintiff's counsel dwelt forcibly on the seriousness of the injury, as blighting the plaintiff's whole future career. 1918 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 26 622 The seriousness of the food situation in France and Great Britain. 1956 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 2 May 25/6 Such penny-wise, pound-foolishness only adds to the seriousness of this problem. 1989 D. Judd Give Sorrow Words iii. 31 Despite attempts to protect the fatally ill child from his prognosis, he nevertheless picks up a sense of the seriousness of his illness. 1995 J. Miller & M. Stacey Driving Instructor's Handbk. (ed. 8) v. 139 Penalty points..vary from three to six depending on the circumstances and seriousness of the offence. 2004 Church Times 17 Dec. 3/4 The time has come for us to recognise the extreme seriousness of our situation. Phrases P1. in seriousness: with earnest intent or purpose. ΚΠ 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie In Lectores sig. B2^v Where I but striue in honest seriousnes, To scourge some soule-poluting beastlines. 1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater i. iii. sig. B2 Sister, in seriousnesse you yet are young And faire. 1765 J. Witherspoon Ess. Important Subj. III. iii. 262 Answer this question in seriousness, Whether do you belong to the one class or the other? 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. ii. 98 Nay, in seriousness, let no man say that Calonne had not genius. 1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. p. xiv/1 (advt.) Who thought more and better than his entire century..played, even in seriousness, the immense buffoon—and died a-clowning! 2011 N.Y. Times 27 Nov. (Travel section) 4 That last one turned out to be a joke, I learned later, but it was repeated several times seemingly in seriousness. P2. in all seriousness: entirely seriously; in complete earnest; not in jest, or as a joke.Sometimes used to introduce a serious tone to a previously light-hearted or superficial context; cf. seriously adv.² 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adverb] highlyOE deeplyc1300 solemnlya1325 sadlya1375 soberly1382 demurelyc1400 sadc1400 seriouslyc1425 solemnya1470 murely1474 solemnedlyc1480 solenny1480 in (good, sober, serious) sadness1545 gravely1553 staidly1571 solemniouslya1578 solidly1632 in sad earnest1637 ponderously1637 in jest-earnest1642 in all seriousness1679 joking apart1745 unhumorously1768 solidly1799 in sober earnest1836 mirthlessly1853 votively1857 smilelessly1869 unmirthfully1872 unsmilingly1879 inhumorously1898 soberingly1923 straightfacedly1977 1679 H. Croft Legacy Bishop of Hereford 17 I must in all seriousness tell you that the Christian world was very far degenerated..by shutting up the Scriptures in later Ages. 1773 E. Burke Let. 30 Oct. in Wks. (1803) VIII. 135 In all seriousness (though I am a great deal more than half serious in what I have been saying) I look upon this projected Tax in a very evil light. 1844 S. G. Osborne Let. 23 July (1891) I. 13 Now, Sir, one word in all sober seriousness. 1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 364/2 It has been suggested that the camera be used as a substitute for the gun... In all seriousness the suggestion is well worthy of consideration. 1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xi. 131 A work that Schumann in all seriousness wanted to bring out as his Second Symphony. 2003 Campaign 7 Mar. (back cover) In all seriousness, though, Campaign would like to say a rousing ‘hats off’ to these five companies. 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