Play and Seriousness

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Play

Play noun - An attitude or manner not to be taken seriously.
Usage example: I didn't mean to insult anyone, for it was all just play
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Seriousness is an antonym for play in amusement topic.
Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Seriousness

Seriousness noun - A mental state free of jesting or trifling.
Usage example: we knew from the doctor's seriousness that she didn't have good news
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Antonyms for Seriousness
Play is an antonym for seriousness.
Nearby Words: serious, seriously
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How words are described

full full play full seriousness
perfect perfect play perfect seriousness
real real play real seriousness
constant constant play constant seriousness
Other adjectives: great, dark, new, dramatic, general.

Both words in one sentence

  • Adventure Squad games play very big silly, while Gates To Infinity returns to the balanced scale with some lighter shade of seriousness.
    Source: Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness
  • BlazBlue has Hakumen play this, being a character entirely defined by his seriousness.
    Source: Immune To Slapstick
  • Film / The Wedding Bride Malin Åkerman and Jason Lewis play their roles (with all the intentionally cliched, bad dialogue) with complete seriousness and conviction.
    Source: Film / The Wedding Bride
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