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Meanings of seriousness in English

Portuguese
sinceridade
Catalan
serietat
Spanish
seriedad

The trait of being serious.

      sinceridade
      Portuguese
      seriedade
      Catalan
      gravetat
      Spanish
      gravedad

      The quality of arousing fear or distress.

            seriedade
            Usage of seriousness in English
            1
            Mr Sutton also urged Victorians to understand the 'seriousness' of this situation.
            News.com.au
            2
            Then, the true seriousness of his situation jarred him back to reality.
            Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
            3
            Roosevelt sent for the General and explained the seriousness of the crisis.
            Theodore Roosevelt and His Times: A Chronicle of the Progressive...
            4
            Our great public service broadcaster's seriousness and due impartiality is in question.
            The Guardian
            5
            The military authorities were certainly alive to the seriousness of the business.
            The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
            6
            Once again, the Minister appears to underestimate the seriousness of the situation.
            The Irish Times
            7
            But I really don't think you realize the seriousness of this situation.
            It Must Be Love
            8
            Manfred regarded him for a moment, assessing the seriousness of Dare's words.
            Acts of faith
            9
            You must stay until the Spring Festival, he said, with absolute seriousness.
            The Mammoth Hunters
            10
            The seriousness with which the man falls in love startles the girl.
            Hints for Lovers
            11
            Mr Mills said he could not overstate the seriousness of these matters.
            Radio NZ
            12
            He did not then realize the seriousness which was in the matter.
            Luther and the Reformation: / The Life-Springs of Our Liberties
            13
            We regard this as a matter of the utmost seriousness and urgency.
            The South African
            14
            Laughter greeted this sally, in spite of the seriousness of the situation.
            The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands; Or, The Yankee-Canadian ...
            15
            The seriousness of age takes the place of the jollity of youth.
            Laws
            16
            However, the vernacular performance of bemused seriousness translates oddly to the page.
            The Irish Times
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