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1. (adj.) serious
of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
2. serious
grave or somber, as in character, disposition, or mood.
3. serious
earnest; sincere; not trifling:
a serious proposal.
4. serious
requiring thought, concentration, or application:
serious reading.
5. serious
weighty, important, or significant:
Marriage is a serious matter.
6. serious
giving cause for apprehension; critical or threatening:
a serious relapse.
7. serious
arising from deep concern, perplexity, etc.:
serious questions.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L sērius or LL sēriōsus; see -ous , -ose1)
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1. (adj) serious
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!"
2. (adj) serious
of great consequence
"marriage is a serious matter"
3. (adj) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening
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"; "a life-threatening disease"
4. (adj) good, serious
appealing to the mind
"good music"; "a serious book"
5. (adj) unplayful, serious, sober
completely lacking in playfulness
6. (adj) serious
requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
"raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw"
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1. (adjective) serious
important and not for pleasure
Don't laugh - this is serious!; a serious issue that demands our attention
2. serious
having a very bad effect
a serious illness/mistake/injury etc.; The damage to property could be serious.
3. serious
not making a joke
I'm serious - we have to work harder.; I think she's serious about selling the house.
4. serious
significant and requiring attention
a serious work of literature; He is now being treated as a serious candidate.
5. serious
(of sb or sb's character) not smiling or joking much
a serious boy
6. serious
(of a romantic relationship) intended to last a long time
my daughter's first serious boyfriend/relationship
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1. (adj) serious
grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile
2. (adj) serious
really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving
3. (adj) serious
important; weighty; not trifling; grave
4. (adj) serious
hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury
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Sense: grave or solemn
a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.
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 Afrikaans: ernstig |
 Arabic: جَدّي، رَزين |
 Bulgarian: серозен |
 Brazilian: sério |
 Czech: vážný |
 German: ernst |
 Danish: alvorlig |
 Greek: σοβαρός, επίσημος |
 Spanish: serio |
 Estonian: tõsine |
 Farsi: جدي |
 Finnish: vakava |
 French: sérieux |
 Hebrew: רְצִינִי |
 Hindi: विचारशील, संजीदा, गम्भीर |
 Croatian: ozbiljan, trijezan |
 Hungarian: komoly |
 Indonesian: serius |
 Icelandic: alvarlegur |
 Italian: serio |
 Japanese: 真剣な |
 Korean: 진지한 |
 Lithuanian: rimtas |
 Latvian: nopietns |
 Malay: serius |
 Dutch: ernstig |
 Norwegian: alvorlig |
 Polish: poważny |
 Persian: جدي |
 Pashto: جدي، ټينګ: رښتياني: رښتيا |
 Portuguese: sério |
 Romanian: grav |
 Russian: серьёзный |
 Slovak: vážny |
 Slovenian: resen |
 Serbian: ozbiljan |
 Swedish: allvarlig, allvarsam |
 Thai: เอาจริงเอาจัง; เคร่งครึม |
 Turkish: ciddî, ağır başlı |
 Taiwanese: 嚴肅的 |
 Ukrainian: серйозний |
 Urdu: سنجیدہ |
 Vietnamese: nghiêm trang |
 Chinese: 严肃的 |
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