The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity
(noun) the trait of being serious; “a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness”- Robert Rice
seriousness, distressfulness
(noun) the quality of arousing fear or distress; “he learned the seriousness of his illness”
earnestness, seriousness, sincerity
(noun) an earnest and sincere feeling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seriousness (countable and uncountable, plural seriousnesses)
The state or quality of being serious.
Source: Wiktionary
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.