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Noun seriousness has 3 senses

• seriousness(n = noun.feeling) earnestness, sincerity - an earnest and sincere feeling; Array
is a kind of gravity, solemnity

• seriousness(n = noun.attribute) distressfulness - the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness"
is a kind of badness, severeness, severity
Derived form adjective serious₃

• seriousness(n = noun.attribute) earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"
is a kind of trait
has particulars: commitment, committedness, graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness, sedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidness
Antonym: frivolity
Derived forms adjective serious₂, adjective serious₁, adjective serious₅

THESAURUS

seriousness

abandon, ardency, ardor, commitment, committedness, decidedness, decision, decisiveness, decorousness, dedication, definiteness, demureness, determinateness, determination, determinedness, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, earnest, earnestness, faith, faithfulness, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fire, formality, gravity, grimness, heartiness, heat, heatedness, impassionedness, intensity, intentness, long face, loyalty, moderation, no joke, no laughing matter, obstinacy, passion, passionateness, perseverance, persistence, purpose, purposefulness, relentlessness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, sedateness, self-will, sincerity, single-mindedness, sober-mindedness, soberness, sobersidedness, sobersides, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, somberness, spirit, staidness, straight face, temperance, tenacity, thoughtfulness, total commitment, vehemence, warmth, weightiness, will, zeal

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Importance

N importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, import, significance, concern, emphasis, interest, greatness, superiority, notability, weight, value, usefulness, gravity, seriousness, solemnity, no joke, no laughing matter, pressure, urgency, stress, matter of life and death, memorabilia, notabilia, great doings, red-letter day, great thing, great point, main chance, the be all and the end all, cardinal point, substance, gist, sum and substance, gravamen, head and front, important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part, half the battle, sine qua non, breath of one's nostrils, cream, salt, core, kernel, heart, nucleus, keynote, keystone, corner stone, trump card, salient points, top sawyer, first fiddle, prima donna, chief, triton among the minnows, 'it', important, of importance, momentous, material, to the point, not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at, egregious, weighty, of note, notable, prominent, salient, signal, memorable, remarkable, unforgettable, worthy of remark, worthy of notice, never to be forgotten, stirring, eventful, grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing, urgent, pressing, critical, instant, paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling, of vital importance in the front rank, first-rate, superior, considerable, marked, rare, significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant, tanti, materially, in the main, above all, kat' exochin, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all, expende Hannibalem!.

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