seriousness
se·ri·ous·ness
seriousness · seriousnesses
тверезість
серьёзность
Ernsthaftigkeit
The state or quality of being seriousThe state or quality of being serious.
UK/ˈsɪəɹiəsnəs/US/ˈsɪɹiəsnəs/
» They couldn't comprehend the seriousness of the matter.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being serious.
Ernsthaftigkeit
серьёзностьserʹjóznostʹ
the trait of being serious
Examples
23 sentencesThey couldn't comprehend the seriousness of the matter.
Tom soon realized the seriousness of his error.
I'm saying that in all seriousness.
Let's talk in seriousness about your future.
I expect to be regarded with seriousness.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
state of being serious:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
state of being serious:
Forms
plural: seriousnesses| Singular | seriousness |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- the trait of being serious:earnestnessserious-mindednesssincerity
- the quality of arousing fear or distress:distressfulness
- an earnest and sincere feeling:earnestnesssincerity
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.