noun
Meaning 1
The state of being serious-minded
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
serious-mindedness
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noun
Meaning 2
the trait of being serious- Robert Rice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seriousness, earnestness, sincerity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trait
Narrower terms: committedness, commitment, graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness, sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness
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