- the state of being serious
- He spoke with a seriousness that was unusual in him.
- We saw from the seriousness of her expression that she meant it.
Extra Examples- He maintained an attitude of high seriousness.
- Only later did he realize the full seriousness of his actions.
- She spoke with great seriousness of the hardships she had endured.
- The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.
- The problem was not treated with the seriousness it deserved.
- He had not understood the seriousness of the matter.
- The sentence imposed in this case demonstrates the seriousness of environmental crimes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- deadly
- deep
- …
- appreciate
- grasp
- realize
- …
- with seriousness
- in all seriousness
- take, treat, etc. something with the utmost seriousness
Idioms
See seriousness in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee seriousness in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin all seriousness
- very seriously; not as a joke
- He told us in all seriousness that he was going to join a circus.
- You can't in all seriousness think they'll give you the job!
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