seriousness Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an earnest and sincere feeling
earnestness; sincerity.
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noun the quality of arousing fear or distress
distressfulness.
- he learned the seriousness of his illness
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noun the trait of being serious
earnestness; serious-mindedness; sincerity.
- a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
