Synonym: distressfulness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity. Similar words: cautiousness, consciousness, capriciousness, fastidiousness, pretentiousness, stream of consciousness, callousness, arduousness. Meaning: ['sɪrɪəsnɪs /'sɪər-] 
n. 1. an earnest and sincere feeling 2. the quality of arousing fear or distress 3. the trait of being serious.
n. 1. an earnest and sincere feeling 2. the quality of arousing fear or distress 3. the trait of being serious. 
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61. His office conveyed an impression of efficiency and seriousness.
62. Did you feel, in all seriousness, you were dying?
63. Energy companies have pooh-poohed the seriousness of global warming.
64. Numbers 11 ends with a fearful seriousness.
65. He writes about them with complete seriousness.
66. There is no question about its seriousness.
67. He asked me, in all seriousness, if I would marry him next week.
68. I would have carried my burden more lightly, not been overcome by a spirit of seriousness and of shame.
69. Such seriousness, intensity, and power in a young man set him apart and left an impression on others.
70. Ultimately what we are talking about is acknowledging the seriousness of abortion.
71. No, not at all; it's a witty seriousness, black humour, or whatever you want to call it.
72. When that viewpoint is outside the school it is of assistance to corporate management to weigh up its authority and seriousness.
73. When he questioned her about her seriousness, he said she became belligerent.
74. Through irony and humor, James dilutes the seriousness of the novel.
75. It was made more in jest than seriousness but it does convey the nature of the Nicholson's operation.
76. Those who regard marriage as a religious sacrament may be concerned to convey the seriousness of the undertaking through symbolism and ritual.
77. There she impressed a wider group of social work leaders with her seriousness.
78. But when the time comes, I shall express myself with as much seriousness and freedom of mind as possible.
79. Nothing is so funny as something done in all seriousness.
80. Such seriousness and ambition in a very young man set him apart.
81. The discovery of a handbill in 1941 witnesses to the seriousness with which Lincoln had to take charges that he was irreligious.
82. But a tonic for the solemn seriousness of the bloated music of the time.
83. Because of the potential seriousness of the incident,(sentencedict.com/seriousness.html) a site alert was announced.
84. Monk treats Russell's sallies with humourless seriousness, trying to get us to see them as proof of intellectual irresponsibility.
85. She had heard someone say, in all seriousness, that women would never make good golfers because of the shape of their bodies.
86. The seriousness of the low weight is often denied by the patient.
87. Mr McDaid said he fully accepted the seriousness of what had happened but was standing by his son.
88. Moreover, the seriousness of the sanction must be proportionate to the damage sustained by the worker.
89. Sometimes there was a new seriousness, the supple posture of childhood exchanged for squared shoulders and a stiff spine.
90. Finally, whether the applicant's interest is sufficient depends to some extent on the seriousness of the alleged illegality.
More similar words: cautiousness, consciousness, capriciousness, fastidiousness, pretentiousness, stream of consciousness, callousness, arduousness, nervousness, righteousness, serious, meticulousness, imperious, imperiously, mysterious, deleterious, meritorious, mysteriously, carelessness, uselessness, tactlessness, selflessness, faithlessness, powerlessness, limitlessness, furious, various, curious, usurious, nefarious.