seriousness 音标拼音: [s'ɪriəsnəs]
n . 严肃,认真
严肃,认真
seriousness n 1 :
an earnest and sincere feeling [
synonym : {
earnestness },
{
seriousness }, {
sincerity }]
2 :
the quality of arousing fear or distress ; "
he learned the seriousness of his illness " [
synonym : {
seriousness },
{
distressfulness }]
3 :
the trait of being serious ; "
a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness "-
Robert Rice [
synonym :
{
seriousness }, {
earnestness }, {
serious -
mindedness },
{
sincerity }] [
ant : {
frivolity }, {
frivolousness }]
Serious \
Se "
ri *
ous \,
a . [
L .
serius :
cf .
F .
s ['
e ]
rieux ,
LL .
seriosus .]
1 .
Grave in manner or disposition ;
earnest ;
thoughtful ;
solemn ;
not light ,
gay ,
or volatile .
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1913 Webster ]
He is always serious ,
yet there is about his manner a graceful ease . --
Macaulay .
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2 .
Really intending what is said ;
being in earnest ;
not jesting or deceiving . --
Beaconsfield .
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3 .
Important ;
weighty ;
not trifling ;
grave .
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The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the world . --
Young .
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4 .
Hence ,
giving rise to apprehension ;
attended with danger ;
as ,
a serious injury .
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Syn :
Grave ;
solemn ;
earnest ;
sedate ;
important ;
weighty .
See {
Grave }.
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Se "
ri *
ous *
ly },
adv . --
{
Se "
ri *
ous *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
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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