Seriousness - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪrɪəsnəs|  American pronunciation of the word seriousness
Brit.  |ˈsɪərɪəsnəs|  British pronunciation of the word seriousness

noun

- an earnest and sincere feeling (syn: sincerity)
- the quality of arousing fear or distress
he learned the seriousness of his illness
- the trait of being serious (syn: sincerity)
a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness

Extra examples

“You sound terrible.” “It's just a bad cold. Nothing serious.”

For my brother, not going to college was a serious mistake.

Crime is a serious problem in this neighborhood.

The team is a serious contender for the championship.

If you want to quit smoking, you have to make a serious effort.

They had a serious conversation about their relationship.

The story raises serious questions about our system of justice.

Dog shows are a serious business.

She is a serious cyclist who rides 200 miles each week.

The college treated the allegation with just seriousness.

He fails to mention, however, the seriousness of the crime.

The city government has been heavily criticized for its denial of the seriousness of the situation.

He spoke with deadly seriousness.

She cited a series of statistics to dramatize the seriousness of the problem.

...in a medical situation of this seriousness we don't need some rattlebrain running around in a panic...

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