seriousness
noun
earnest or sincere character or attitude.
unseriousness
-
a word derived from
seriousness.
Example Sentences
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Frankie Celenza approaches the Feast with a kind of joyful unseriousness — the exact mix of reverence and looseness that makes the tradition so lovable.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
When Bregman was announced as the 2025 Reith Lecturer, the BBC said his series, titled Moral Revolution, would "delve into the current 'age of immorality', exploring a growing trend for unseriousness among elites".
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Musk’s fundamental unseriousness, though, may limit the extent of the scurrying.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2025
But a sense of unseriousness shields “Thunderbolts*” like protective armor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Breckon, of course, does not admit this, but he has suggested that she was first attracted to him by a certain unseriousness which reminded her of Bittridge, in enabling him to take her seriousness lightly.
From The Kentons by William Dean Howells
