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self-seriousness

self-seriousness noun: the state of being self-serious.

Noun

self-seriousness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being self-serious.
    • The types that started using “-maxxing” in earnest often did so with such hectoring self-seriousness that it was impossible not to parody.2025 October 11, Nitsuh Abebe, “The Suffix That Tells Us to Ruthlessly Optimize Everything”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...

Origin of self-seriousness

From self- + seriousness or self-serious + -ness.

Questions about self-seriousness

What does self-seriousness mean?
Self-seriousness means the state of being self-serious.
What part of speech is self-seriousness?
Self-seriousness is a noun.

Words near self-seriousness in the dictionary

  1. self-selecting
  2. self-selection
  3. self-selections
  4. self-selects
  5. self-serious
  6. self-seriousness
  7. self-serve
  8. self-service
  9. self-serving
  10. self-servingly
  11. self-servingness

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