seriousness

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ser·ious·ness [seriousness] BrE [ˈsɪəriəsnəs] NAmE [ˈsɪriəsnəs] noun uncountable, singular
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.
Idiom: ↑in all seriousness

Example Bank:
•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.
•The sentence imposed in this case demonstrates the seriousness of environmental crimes.
•You can't in all seriousness think they'll give you the job!
•He had not understood the seriousness of the matter.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity, distressfulness
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  frivolity, frivolousness