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Complete Definition of "serious"

English

rank|access|ways|grave|952|serious|possession|move|foreign

Pronunciation
RP: IPA|/ˈsɪəriəs/
audio|en-us-serious.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪəriəs|-ɪəriəs

Adjective
en-adj-more

  1. 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.

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

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

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

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

Derived terms
dead serious
seriously
seriousness
serious-minded
serious-mindedly
serious-mindedness

Translations
trans-top|without humor or expression of happiness
Czech: vážný m
Dutch: serieus
Esperanto: serioza
Finnish: vakava, vakavamielinen, totinen
German: ernst
trans-mid
Latvian: nopietns
Welsh: difrifol
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trans-top|important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play
Arabic: ARchar|جدي IPAchar|(jéddi)
Chinese: 嚴重的, 严重的 (yánzhòng de)
Czech: vážný
Dutch: serieus
Esperanto: serioza
Finnish: vakava
French: sérieux
German: ernst, ernsthaft
trans-mid
Hungarian: komoly, súlyos
Italian: serio
Japanese: 真面目な (まじめな, majimena), 真剣な (shinken'na)
Korean: 심각한 (simgakhan)
Latvian: svarīgs
Portuguese: sério
Russian: серьёзный (ser’józnyj)
Spanish: serio
Swedish: seriös
Welsh: difrifol
Ukrainian: серйозний
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trans-top|really intending what is said; being in earnest
Arabic: ARchar|جدي IPAchar|(jéddi)
Chinese: 嚴重的, 严重的 (yánzhòng de)
Czech: vážný
Dutch: ernstig, serieus
Finnish: vakava
French: sérieux
German: ernsthaft
Hungarian: komoly, súlyos
trans-mid
Italian: serio
Japanese: 真面目な (まじめな, majimena)
Korean: 심각한 (simgakhan)
Latvian: nopietns
Portuguese: sério
Russian: серьёзный (ser’józnyj)
Spanish: serio
Swedish: seriös
Ukrainian: серйозний
Welsh: o ddifri'
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Belarusian: сур'ёзны

Category:1000 English basic words

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