SERIOUS-MINDEDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of being serious

Example:

a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness

Synonyms:

earnestness; serious-mindedness; seriousness; sincerity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("serious-mindedness" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Attribute:

serious (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities)

frivolous (not serious in content or attitude or behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "serious-mindedness"):

commitment; committedness (the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose)

sedateness; solemness; solemnity; staidness (a trait of dignified seriousness)

Derivation:

serious-minded (acting with or showing thought and good sense)