What does serious mean?
Definitions for serious
ˈsɪər i əsse·ri·ous
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word serious.
Princeton's WordNet
serious(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!"
serious(adj)
of great consequence
"marriage is a serious matter"
dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening(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"; "a life-threatening disease"
good, serious(adj)
appealing to the mind
"good music"; "a serious book"
unplayful, serious, sober(adj)
completely lacking in playfulness
serious(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"
Wiktionary
serious(Adjective)
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.
serious(Adjective)
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.
serious(Adjective)
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
Serious(adj)
grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile
Serious(adj)
really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving
Serious(adj)
important; weighty; not trifling; grave
Serious(adj)
hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury
Freebase
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'serious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #793
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'serious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1139
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'serious' in Adjectives Frequency: #92
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of serious in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of serious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of serious in a Sentence
My work is a game, a very serious game.
This action has been taken due to the serious nature of the incident and to convey the grave concerns that local elected officials have to ensure that all appropriate levels of state and federal resources are brought to bear to assist our community not only in actively managing this tragic incident but also to recover from it.
I was too serious, i’d get upset when things like Oscars and recognition failed to come my way.
Certain Russian weapon systems are seen as inherently threatening to the United States regardless of who is operating them and for what purpose, because Turkey is not just an F-35 purchaser, but an industrial partner, blocking delivery of these systems represents a major escalation by the United States as it threatens to impose serious costs on both sides.
In this instance you’ve had people for years and years who have been arrested on very, very serious offenses – sexual assault, homicides – and then if they get bail, that information is not provided to ICE so that we can track and identify these people, had you just notified ICE and then had ICE enforce the law, those future crimes would not have been committed.
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- جاد, جديArabic
- сур'ёзныBelarusian
- seriósCatalan, Valencian
- vážnýCzech
- difrifol, o ddifri'Welsh
- alvorligDanish
- ernsthaft, schwerwiegend, ernstGerman
- σοβαρόςGreek
- serioza, gravaEsperanto
- serioSpanish
- vakava, totinen, vakavamielinenFinnish
- álvarsamurFaroese
- sérieuse, sérieuxFrench
- súlyos, komolyHungarian
- լուրջArmenian
- alvarlegurIcelandic
- serio, graveItalian
- 真面目, 真剣, 本気Japanese
- 심각한Korean
- sevērus, gravisLatin
- nopietns, svarīgsLatvian
- tūpoupou, taumahaMāori
- seriusMalay
- ernstig, serieusDutch
- seriøs, alvorligNorwegian
- poważnyPolish
- sérioPortuguese
- seriosRomanian
- серьёзныйRussian
- vážan, ȍzbīljan, hládan, znȁčājanSerbo-Croatian
- allvarlig, allvarsam, seriösSwedish
- ciddiTurkish
- серйознийUkrainian
- سنجیدہUrdu
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