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adjective
1.
of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
2.
of grave or somber disposition, character, or manner: a serious occasion; a serious man.
3.
being in earnest; sincere; not trifling: His interest was serious.
4.
requiring thought, concentration, or application: serious reading; a serious task.
5.
EXPANDweighty or important: a serious book; marriage is a serious matter.
6.
giving cause for apprehension; critical: The plan has one serious flaw.
7.
COLLAPSEMedicine/Medical. (of a patient's condition) having unstable or otherwise abnormal vital signs and other unfavorable indicators, as loss of appetite and poor mobility: patient is acutely ill.
noun
8.
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber: You have to learn to separate the serious from the frivolous.
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Unserious
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Related forms
se·ri·ous·ness, noun
half-se·ri·ous, adjective
half-se·ri·ous·ly, adverb
half-se·ri·ous·ness, noun
non·se·ri·ous, adjective
EXPANDnon·se·ri·ous·ly, adverb
non·se·ri·ous·ness, noun
o·ver·se·ri·ous, adjective
o·ver·se·ri·ous·ly, adverb
o·ver·se·ri·ous·ness, noun
qua·si-se·ri·ous, adjective
qua·si-se·ri·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·se·ri·ous, adjective
su·per·se·ri·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·se·ri·ous·ness, noun
ul·tra·se·ri·ous, adjective
ul·tra·se·ri·ous·ly, adverb
ul·tra·se·ri·ous·ness, noun
un·se·ri·ous, adjective
un·se·ri·ous·ly, adverb
un·se·ri·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSEAntonyms
3, 5. trivial.
3, 5. trivial.
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