Dictionary Check: seriousness
"seriousness" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
noun
an earnest and sincere feeling
noun
the quality of arousing fear or distress
Example:
"he learned the seriousness of his illness"
noun
the trait of being serious
Example:
"a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"
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