Synonyms for seriousness
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Noun
1. Earnestness
Other
sobriety, severity, earnest, gravity, demureness, sedateness, seriosity, distressfulness
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being serious.
Forms
- Plural
- seriousnesses → earnestnesses, sincerities, solemnities, sobrieties…
Example sentences
- sincerity Sami was able to convince people of his sincerity.
- earnestness She was frightened by the earnestness of his manner.
- gravity Without gravity we would be hurled off into space.
- severity The doctor explained the severity of Antonio’s case.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| seriousness | steady | |
| sincerity | steady | |
| solemnity | steady | |
| earnestness | steady | |
| gravity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- gravity3, earnest2
- 8 letters
- severity4, sobriety4
- 9 letters
- sincerity4, solemnity4, seriosity
- 10 letters
- demureness, sedateness
- 11 letters
- earnestness3
- 15 letters
- distressfulness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gravity3 = 3 syllables).