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  • 41seriousness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being dangerous] Syn. gravity, weight, enormity; see importance 1 . 2. [The characteristic of being sober] Syn. earnestness, sobriety, solemnity, gravity, calmness, thoughtfulness, coolness, sedateness, sober… …

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  • 42graveness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being grave and of involving serious consequences: gravity, momentousness, seriousness, weightiness. See IMPORTANT. 2. High seriousness of manner or bearing: gravity, sedateness, sobriety, solemnity …

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  • 43weightiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The state or quality of being physically heavy: heaviness, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, ponderousness, weight. Informal: avoirdupois. See HEAVY. 2. The condition of being grave and of involving serious… …

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  • 44momentous — (adj.) 1650s, from MOMENT (Cf. moment) + OUS (Cf. ous) to carry the sense of important while MOMENTARY (Cf. momentary) kept the meaning of an instant of time. Related: Momentously; momentousness …

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  • 45eventfulness — n. abundance of events, eventful quality; momentousness …

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  • 46momentous — adjective of great importance or significance. Derivatives momentously adverb momentousness noun …

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  • 47gravity — n. 1. Heaviness, weight. 2. Gravitation, centripetal force, attraction of gravitation. 3. Sobriety, seriousness, sedateness, thoughtfulness, demureness. 4. Importance, moment, momentousness, weightiness, seriousness …

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  • 48importance — n. 1. Consequence, weight, weightiness, moment, momentousness, significance, import, concern. 2. Self importance, consequence, pomposity …

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  • 49import — 1. verb 1) Greenland imports just about everything that is consumed Syn: buy from abroad, bring in, ship in Ant: export 2) practices imported from the business world Syn: derive, obtain, take …

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  • 50importance — noun 1) the signing of the treaty was an event of immense importance Syn: significance, momentousness, import, consequence, note, noteworthiness, substance; seriousness, gravity, weightiness, urgency 2) she had a fine sense of her own importance… …

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