allvar

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse alvara, from an adjective ǫlværr (“benevolent”), maybe from Middle Low German alwār (“true, kind, benevolent”).

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Noun

allvar n

  1. seriousness, (in the) earnest, serious business
    Hon menar allvar
    She's serious
    Det är på allvar
    This is serious, this is for real
    Det rådde inget tvivel om allvaret i hennes fråga
    There was no doubt that her question was serious (no doubt of the seriousness of her question)

Declension
Declension of allvar 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative allvar allvaret — —
Genitive allvars allvarets — —
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