Definitions for serious
ˈsɪər i əsse·ri·ous

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. seriousadjective

   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. seriousadjective

   of great consequence

   "marriage is a serious matter"

3. dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threateningadjective

   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. good, seriousadjective

   appealing to the mind

   "good music"; "a serious book"

5. unplayful, serious, soberadjective

   completely lacking in playfulness

6. seriousadjective

   requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

   "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. seriousadjective

   Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.

   It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily.

   Etymology: From seryows, from serieux, from seriosus, an extension of serius, from swēr-. Cognate with schwer, swær. More at swear, sweer.

2. seriousadjective

   Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.

   This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.

   Etymology: From seryows, from serieux, from seriosus, an extension of serius, from swēr-. Cognate with schwer, swær. More at swear, sweer.

3. seriousadjective

   Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.

   After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.

   Etymology: From seryows, from serieux, from seriosus, an extension of serius, from swēr-. Cognate with schwer, swær. More at swear, sweer.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Seriousadjective

   grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile

2. Seriousadjective

   really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving

3. Seriousadjective

   important; weighty; not trifling; grave

4. Seriousadjective

   hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury

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1. Serious

   "Serious" is the 22nd single by the English rock band Duran Duran. It was released 1 October 1990 as the second single from the Liberty album.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Serious

   sē′ri-us, adj. solemn: in earnest: important: attended with danger: weighty: professedly religious.—adjs. Sē′rio-com′ic, -al, partly serious and partly comical.—adv. Sē′riously, gravely, deeply: without levity.—n. Sē′riousness. [Fr. serieux—L. serius, akin to severus, severe.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'serious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #793

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'serious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1139

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'serious' in Adjectives Frequency: #92

How to pronounce serious?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of serious in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of serious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of serious in a Sentence

1. Gary Ruskin:

   Were just starting to grapple with it in a serious way.

2. Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg:

   We are very serious about growing our services business.

3. Alimuddin Zumla:

   The first case of MERS was reported almost three years ago, and yet the disease remains a serious health threat to the global community, with many basic questions ... unanswered.

4. Nancy Willard:

   From the perspective of bullying prevention, the most serious aspect of this tweet, and also many other comments by Mr. Trump that have denigrated women, those with disabilities, Muslims, Latinos, and anyone who disagrees with him, is that he is modeling the kinds of hurtful comments that we are working so hard to encourage young people to avoid, when people in leadership positions model this kind of hurtful language, many young people will conclude that this is acceptable behavior.

5. Aristotle:

   Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.

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