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▸ noun: Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
▸ verb: (transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.
▸ adjective: (said of an action or an utterance) Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
▸ adjective: (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
▸ adjective: Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
▸ adjective: (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
▸ adjective: Strenuous; diligent.
▸ adjective: Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
▸ noun: A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
▸ noun: A male given name from the Germanic languages, of occasional usage, variant of Ernest.
Similar:
heartfelt,
serious,
dear,
in earnest,
sincere,
purposeful,
businesslike,
devout,
solemn,
inwardness,
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