seriousness
pronunciation
How to pronounce seriousness in British English:
UK [ˈsɪəriəsnəs]
How to pronounce seriousness in American English:
US [ˈsɪriəsnəs]
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- Noun:
- an earnest and sincere feeling
- the quality of arousing fear or distress
- the trait of being serious
Word Origin
- seriousness (n.)
- 1520s, from serious + -ness.
Example
- 1. Mr reid stressed the seriousness of the incident .
- 2. One is lack of recognition of the seriousness of the problem .
- 3. Academics are divided about the extent and seriousness of the sleep deficit .
- 4. Optimists , including the chinese authorities , played down the seriousness of the problem .
- 5. But it has taken western governments too long to grasp the seriousness of their jobs problem .