Seriousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an earnest and sincere feeling

the quality of arousing fear or distress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪɹiəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiəɹiəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiəɹiəsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪɹiəsnəs/.

Examples

he learned the seriousness of his illness
a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distressfulness serious-mindedness earnestness sincerity

Antonyms

frivolity

Parts of Speech

noun	an earnest and sincere feeling
noun	the quality of arousing fear or distress “he learned the seriousness of his illness”
noun	the trait of being serious; - Robert Rice “a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness”

Word Forms

earnest	adjective	earnest
sincere	adjective	characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
serious	adjective	causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
distressful	adjective	causing distress or worry or anxiety
serious-minded	adjective	acting with or showing thought and good sense

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwere

ein ernstes und aufrichtiges Gefühl

🇫🇷French

gravité

un sentiment sérieux et sincère

🇪🇸Spanish

gravedad

un sentimiento serio y sincero

🇮🇹Italian

gravità

un sentimento serio e sincero

🇳🇱Dutch

ernst

een oprecht en oprecht gevoel

🇵🇹Portuguese

gravidade

um sentimento sério e sincero

🇷🇺Russian

серьезность

серьезное и искреннее чувство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंभीरता

एक गंभीर और ईमानदार भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

গুরুত্ব

একটি আন্তরিক এবং আন্তরিক অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரத்தன்மை

ஒரு தீவிரமான மற்றும் நேர்மையான உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

గంభీరత

గంభీరమైన మరియు హృదయపూర్వక భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

गांभीर्य

एक प्रामाणिक आणि प्रामाणिक भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંભીરતા

એક નિષ્ઠાવાન અને નિષ્ઠાવાન લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಂಭೀರತೆ

ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൗരവം

ആത്മാർത്ഥവും ആത്മാർത്ഥവുമായ ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੁਹਿਰਦ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنجیدگی

ایک مخلص اور مخلص احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严肃

一种真挚的感情

🇯🇵Japanese

真剣さ

真剣で誠実な気持ち

🇰🇷Korean

진지함

간절하고 진지한 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nghiêm túc

một cảm giác tha thiết và chân thành

🇹🇭Thai

ความจริงจัง

ความรู้สึกจริงจังและจริงใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keseriusan

perasaan yang sungguh-sungguh dan tulus

🇵🇭Filipino

kaseryosohan

isang taimtim at taos-pusong pakiramdam

🇲🇾Malay

kesungguhan

perasaan yang sungguh-sungguh dan ikhlas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطورة

شعور جاد وصادق

🇮🇷Persian

جدیت

یک احساس جدی و صمیمانه

🇹🇷Turkish

ciddiyet

ciddi ve samimi bir duygu

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְצִינוּת

תחושה רצינית וכנה

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