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Definition of seriousness in English: seriousnessnoun ˈsɪərɪəsnəsˈsɪriəsnəs mass nounThe quality or state of being serious. we are aware of the seriousness of the situation she replied with deadly seriousness Example sentencesExamples - This action marks the change to a new seriousness on both sides of the struggle.
- At first the idea seems cold and distant, perhaps robbing death of its seriousness.
- Victims and campaign groups believe the crime has not been treated with sufficient seriousness.
- Calls are supposed to be dealt with by nurses who assess the seriousness of cases before advising callers what to do.
- Despite the seriousness of the problems, surgeons were confident the operation had gone well.
Synonyms solemnity, solemnness, earnestness, graveness, gravity, gravitas, soberness, sobriety, sombreness, sternness, grimness, dourness, humourlessness thoughtfulness, preoccupation, pensiveness importance, significance, consequence, momentousness, moment, weightiness, weight urgency, crucialness, vitalness severity, severeness, gravity, graveness, acuteness, grievousness, extremity, danger, dangerousness, perilousness earnestness, sincerity, wholeheartedness, genuineness commitment, firmness, resolution, resolve, determination
Phrases Very seriously; not as a joke. I ask this question in all seriousness Example sentencesExamples - Victory, however, was not, in all seriousness, an option.
- I am, in all seriousness, tired of being a grown up.
- I ask you in all seriousness to reconsider your ruling.
- He believes in all seriousness that within five years he will be able to graft wings on to a human being's body.
- In all seriousness, however, he said he always dreamed of becoming a famous artist.
- In all seriousness, he asks a great question.
- In all seriousness, I'm loving the other guest bloggers.
- In all seriousness, talking is the new sex.
- I must ask you, in all seriousness, to stop this business.
- In all seriousness, this is a real problem.
Definition of seriousness in US English: seriousnessnounˈsirēəsnəsˈsɪriəsnəs The quality or state of being serious. we are aware of the seriousness of the situation she replied with deadly seriousness Example sentencesExamples - At first the idea seems cold and distant, perhaps robbing death of its seriousness.
- Victims and campaign groups believe the crime has not been treated with sufficient seriousness.
- Despite the seriousness of the problems, surgeons were confident the operation had gone well.
- Calls are supposed to be dealt with by nurses who assess the seriousness of cases before advising callers what to do.
- This action marks the change to a new seriousness on both sides of the struggle.
Synonyms solemnity, solemnness, earnestness, graveness, gravity, gravitas, soberness, sobriety, sombreness, sternness, grimness, dourness, humourlessness importance, significance, consequence, momentousness, moment, weightiness, weight severity, severeness, gravity, graveness, acuteness, grievousness, extremity, danger, dangerousness, perilousness earnestness, sincerity, wholeheartedness, genuineness
Phrases Very seriously; not as a joke. I ask this question in all seriousness Example sentencesExamples - In all seriousness, he asks a great question.
- I ask you in all seriousness to reconsider your ruling.
- I must ask you, in all seriousness, to stop this business.
- Victory, however, was not, in all seriousness, an option.
- In all seriousness, however, he said he always dreamed of becoming a famous artist.
- In all seriousness, this is a real problem.
- He believes in all seriousness that within five years he will be able to graft wings on to a human being's body.
- I am, in all seriousness, tired of being a grown up.
- In all seriousness, talking is the new sex.
- In all seriousness, I'm loving the other guest bloggers.
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