seriousness
noun
earnest or sincere character or attitude.
nonseriousness
-
a word derived from
seriousness.
Example Sentences
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Despite their talent, ambition and dedication, both give off a false air of nonseriousness.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
If a serious person is running against a nonserious person, use their nonseriousness to define your seriousness.
From US News ● Nov. 19, 2015
But more often, and almost exclusively by the 1990s, Mr. Nielsen showed up in movies, series and commercials, representing in his own archetypal silver-haired persona an ideal of genial, deadpan nonseriousness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2010
