About The Word Serious
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Serious
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What's The Definition Of Serious?
[adj] causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"
[adj] requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw" [adj] of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter" [adj] appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [adj] concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" [adj] completely lacking in playfulness Synonyms | Synonyms for Serious: capital | critical | dangerous | difficult | earnest | good | grave | grievous | hard | important | in earnest(p) | intellectual | of import | overserious | real | sedate | sensible | severe | sincere | sober | sobering | solemn | thoughtful | unplayful Related Terms | Find terms related to Serious: See Also | Serious In Webster's Dictionary \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s['e]rieux, LL.
seriosus.]
1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful;
solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
He is always serious, yet there is about his manner
a graceful ease. --Macaulay.
2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not
jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield.
3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most
serious things in the world. --Young.
4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger;
as, a serious injury.
Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See
{Grave}. -- {Se"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Se"ri*ous*ness}, n.
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