no joke

noun

Roget 1: existence, being, entity, ens [Lat.], esse [Lat.], subsistence.    reality, actuality; positiveness etc. adj.; fact, matter of fact, sober reality; truth etc. 494; actual existence.    presence etc. (existence in space) 186; coexistence etc. 120.    stubborn fact, hard fact; not a dream etc. 515; no joke.    center of life, essence, inmost nature, inner reality, vital principle.    [Science of existence], ontology.    ... show more

Roget 642: importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness.    import, significance, concern; emphasis, interest.    greatness etc. 31; superiority etc. 33; notability etc. (repute) 873; weight etc. (influence) 175; value etc. (goodness) 648; usefulness etc. 644.    gravity, seriousness, solemnity; no joke, no laughing matter; pressure, urgency, stress; matter of life and death.    memorabilia, notabilia^†, great doings; red-letter day.    great thing, great point; main chance, the be all and the end all" [Macbeth]; cardinal point; substance, gist etc. (essence) 5; sum and substance, gravamen, head and front; important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part; half the battle; sine qua non; breath of one's nostrils etc. (life) 359; cream, salt, core, kernel, heart, nucleus; keynote, keystone; corner stone; trump card etc. (device) 626; salient points.    top sawyer, first fiddle, prima donna [Sp.], chief; triton among the minnows; 'it' [U.S.].   " ... show more

verb

Roget 843: be dull etc. adj.; prose, take au serieux [Fr.], be caught napping.    render dull etc. adj.; damp, depress, throw cold water on, lay a wet blanket on; fall flat upon the ear.    no joke, serious matter (importance) 642.    ... show more

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