Dictionary Definition
seriousness
Noun
1 an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: earnestness, sincerity]
2 the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he
learned the seriousness of his illness" [syn: distressfulness]
3 the trait of being serious; "a lack of
solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
[syn: earnestness,
serious-mindedness,
sincerity] [ant:
frivolity]
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Extensive Definition
Serious may refer to:
- "Serious" (Duran Duran song), a single from the album Liberty
- "Serious", a song from Welsh singer Duffy's number-one album "Rockferry"
- "Serious", a song from Gwen Stefani's album Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
- Serious (TV series), a BBC children's television show
- Serious (model) and character on Flavor of Love
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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