seriousness

And Lucky’s monologue—veering inanely through realms including religion, academics and sports—is delivered by Mr. Thornton not, as it usually is, as a galloping pile of gabble, but with a musing seriousness.

The high-profile delegation shows the president’s seriousness on securing a deal, despite significant concerns about the terms among all the parties involved.

"It's been horrific. I can't describe the pain... we need to get into schools and educate kids of the seriousness and the pure devastation that carrying knives can bring."

He added that the girl had not appeared to understand the seriousness of the situation.

But they also both suffer from what might be described as an excess of dramatic seriousness, which is especially true of “Anemone.”