seriosityn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪərɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌsɪriˈɑsədi/

Forms: 1600s– seriosity; also Scottish pre-1700 seriositee.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin seriositas.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin seriositas (14th cent.) < seriosus serious adj.² + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French or French †sériosité (a1614). Compare earlier seriouste n.

1. The quality or state of being serious, now esp. in a pompous or affected way; (excessive) seriousness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun]

earnestOE

sadnessc1350

serious1440

seriouste1440

demurity1483

seriosity?a1505

gravity1509

demureness?1518

seriousness1530

solemness1530

sobriety1548

staidness1561

graveness1577

gravidad1641

earnestness1670

substantialness1683

solemnity1712

smilelessness1844

unsmilingness1873

humourlessness1890

straightfacedness1982

a1505 R. Henryson Orpheus & Eurydice l. 424 in Poems (1981) 146 Gude moralitee, Rycht full of frute and seriositee.

1637 J. Bastwick Letany i. 6 It would..move laughter to men though disposed otherwise to seriosity.

1745 Gentlemen's Mag. Sept. 489/1 But methinks I have already enough of this seriosity upon a subject which..never could have risen but thro' our folly.

1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 284 If I may claim from my reader a moment's seriosity, I will explain.

1903 Academy 21 Feb. 168/1 Laugh! Few things are worthy of seriosity.

1970 N.Y. Mag. 21 Sept. 20/1 (advt.) It is a good thing that at least one major magazine dares to be fair... No posturing seriosity. Just balance.

1994 S. Pinker Lang. Instinct v. 137 The words have an air of heaviosity and seriosity about them, making the style an easy target for parody.

†2. A piece of seriousness; a serious utterance, expression, statement, etc. Cf. jocosity n. b. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > serious saying, dictum > [noun]

dictate1582

dictumc1586

sententiosity1646

seriosity1728

sententiary1843

1728 N. Amhurst Twickenham Hotch-potch 1 (heading) Seriosities and comicalities by way of hotch-potch.

1823 Monthly Rev. Feb. 178 When..serious personages become novel-writers, it is the duty of those poor critics..to animadvert on misplaced seriosities (as somebody called them).

1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 288 Painfully elaborating jocosities or seriosities for the million.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seriosity
释义	seriosityn. Brit. /ˌsɪərɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsɪriˈɑsədi/ Forms: 1600s– seriosity; also Scottish pre-1700 seriositee. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin seriositas. Etymology: < post-classical Latin seriositas (14th cent.) < seriosus serious adj.² + classical Latin -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Middle French or French †sériosité (a1614). Compare earlier seriouste n. 1. The quality or state of being serious, now esp. in a pompous or affected way; (excessive) seriousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun] earnestOE sadnessc1350 serious1440 seriouste1440 demurity1483 seriosity?a1505 gravity1509 demureness?1518 seriousness1530 solemness1530 sobriety1548 staidness1561 graveness1577 gravidad1641 earnestness1670 substantialness1683 solemnity1712 smilelessness1844 unsmilingness1873 humourlessness1890 straightfacedness1982 a1505 R. Henryson Orpheus & Eurydice l. 424 in Poems (1981) 146 Gude moralitee, Rycht full of frute and seriositee. 1637 J. Bastwick Letany i. 6 It would..move laughter to men though disposed otherwise to seriosity. 1745 Gentlemen's Mag. Sept. 489/1 But methinks I have already enough of this seriosity upon a subject which..never could have risen but thro' our folly. 1837 Fraser's Mag. 16 284 If I may claim from my reader a moment's seriosity, I will explain. 1903 Academy 21 Feb. 168/1 Laugh! Few things are worthy of seriosity. 1970 N.Y. Mag. 21 Sept. 20/1 (advt.) It is a good thing that at least one major magazine dares to be fair... No posturing seriosity. Just balance. 1994 S. Pinker Lang. Instinct v. 137 The words have an air of heaviosity and seriosity about them, making the style an easy target for parody. †2. A piece of seriousness; a serious utterance, expression, statement, etc. Cf. jocosity n. b. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > serious saying, dictum > [noun] dictate1582 dictumc1586 sententiosity1646 seriosity1728 sententiary1843 1728 N. Amhurst Twickenham Hotch-potch 1 (heading) Seriosities and comicalities by way of hotch-potch. 1823 Monthly Rev. Feb. 178 When..serious personages become novel-writers, it is the duty of those poor critics..to animadvert on misplaced seriosities (as somebody called them). 1893 C. G. Leland Memoirs I. 288 Painfully elaborating jocosities or seriosities for the million. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1505
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