noun. The condition or character of being serious, in any sense of that word.

noun. a state of being serious

noun. the quality of arousing fear or distress

noun. an earnest and sincere feeling

noun. the trait of being serious

"They told me the incident took place, alleged incident took place in the Bahamas, so it was out of Seattle police jurisdiction, but that the alleged victim lives in Seattle and that, because of what they called the seriousness of the alleged incident, they documented it and took, again, what they call a courtesy report."

badness  gravity  severeness  severity  solemnity  

cheerfulness  composure  deference  earnestness  firmness  

abandon  ardency  ardor  commitment  committedness