sobersidedness

noun

as in earnestness

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  1. earnestness
  2. soberness
  3. seriousness
  4. grimness
Noun
  • There are hints of Gilmore Girls in the show’s quaint setting and generational role reversal, traces of Dawson’s Creek in its adolescent earnestness.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
  • After casting was complete, the single most important goal for the creative team was not letting the parody aspect of the work take away any of the earnestness from their performances.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of earnestness
Noun
  • Because of the way the director works, emotions tend to be more discussed than felt, although there’s something about Carla’s desperation that pierces through all the soberness.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of soberness
Noun
  • Karwowski came across his photo on social media and immediately recognized the seriousness of his condition, having previously cared for a paralyzed cat.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Stacy Lake, the Democratic candidate for county executive, declined to weigh in beyond acknowledging the seriousness of the indictment.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of seriousness
Noun
  • Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
  • The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026
Definition of grimness
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“Sobersidedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobersidedness. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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