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.

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.

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.

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SERIOUSadjective

   Etymology: serieux, Fr. serius, Latin.

   1. Grave; solemn; not volatile; not light of behaviour.2. Important; weighty; not trifling.

   I’ll hence to London on a serious matter. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   There’s nothing serious in mortality;
   All is but toys. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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   Mark

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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. Tom Lundstrum:

   If I'm elected to go to the convention, I will represent Ted Cruz on behalf of the people of Arkansas who voted for him. And if I am a Cruz delegate, I will not change my ballot until I'm told by Ted Cruz that he's releasing his delegates, if it comes to that, i don't know at this point what would induce me to vote for (Trump) or (Kasich) -- if that's who it comes down to, I would have to give some serious consideration to the fact that Donald Trump won the plurality of Arkansas delegates.

2. Pete Buttigieg:

   There are serious questions about how this decision was made and whether we are prepared for the consequences.

3. United States:

   My own sense is that Kim Jong would only be ready to( totally disarm) at the end of a very long process and that Kim Jong goal at the present time is to remain a de facto nuclear power while reducing the sense of worry and threat about that so Kim Jong can begin to develop the economy, i do think United States is very serious about wanting to make North Korea a more normal country, looking more like North Korea neighbors, more like a successful Asian economy.

4. Chris Murphy:

   And now there is a unanimous consent request to pass a bill that’s under negotiation, discussion between serious legislators who actually want to find results, so, no, I’m not going to debate the merits of these [unanimous consent requests], this isn’t real.

5. Spokane Mayor David Condon:

   The conduct of these three members is a very serious violation of the public trust that we cannot tolerate violation of the three.

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