seriousness

/'siəriəsnis/

Thân thiện

The doctor explains the seriousness of the diagnosis to the patient.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being serious: This refers to the character of being thoughtful, solemn, or earnest, rather than playful or joking.
   • The quality of being important, severe, or dangerous: This sense describes the significant, grave, or critical nature of a situation, condition, or matter.
   • An earnest and sincere feeling or attitude: This refers to a genuine, heartfelt, and committed state of mind.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The seriousness of his expression told me he was not joking. (His grave facial expression indicated he was sincere.)
  • We must understand the seriousness of the climate crisis. (We must comprehend the grave importance of the climate crisis.)
  • She spoke with great seriousness about her future plans. (She discussed her future plans with deep sincerity.)

Advanced Usage

• "In all seriousness": Used to emphasize that one is being completely sincere and not joking.

  • In all seriousness, this is a matter of life and death. (To be completely earnest, this is an extremely critical matter.)

• "A sense of seriousness": Refers to an atmosphere or feeling of gravity and importance.

  • A sense of seriousness fell over the room as the CEO announced the losses. (A feeling of gravity permeated the room during the announcement.)

Variants and Related Words

• Serious (adj): Grave, earnest, or important.
  • He has a serious attitude towards his work.
• Seriously (adv): In a serious manner; to a serious extent.
  • He is seriously considering the offer.
• Serious-minded (adj): Tending to be thoughtful and solemn.

Synonyms

• Gravity: Solemnity or importance.
• Solemnity: The state of being formal and dignified.
• Earnestness: Sincere and intense conviction.
• Severity: The quality of being very bad, serious, or harsh.

Antonyms

• Frivolity: Lack of seriousness; lightheartedness.
• Lightheartedness: Cheerful and carefree attitude.
• Triviality: The quality of being unimportant.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "No laughing matter": Something that is serious and should not be joked about. (This is a related idiom conveying a similar meaning to 'seriousness'.)
  • The security breach is no laughing matter.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the trait of being serious
   • a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness- Robert Rice
2. the quality of arousing fear or distress
   • he learned the seriousness of his illness
3. an earnest and sincere feeling

Từ đồng nghĩa

• earnestness
• serious-mindedness
• sincerity
• distressfulness