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   serious

   /ˈsɪərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application: "marriage is a serious matter" Similar importantsignificantconsequentialof consequencemomentousof momentkeygraveweightyfar-reachingmajorurgentpressingcrucialcriticalvitallife-and-deathhigh-priorityno jokeno laughing mattercarefuldetailedin-depthdeepprofoundmeaningfulOpposite trivialunimportantsuperficial
   • ▪ solemn or thoughtful in character or manner: "her face grew serious" Similar solemnearnestgravesobersombreunsmilingpoker-facedsterngrimdourhumourlessstony-facedthoughtfulpreoccupieddeep in thoughtpensivemeditativeruminativecontemplativeintrospectivestaidsedatestudiousbookishOpposite light-heartedcheerfuljovial
   • ▪ (of music, literature, or other art forms) requiring or meriting deep reflection: "he bridges the gap between serious and popular music" Similar intellectualhighbrowheavyweightdeepprofoundliterarylearnedscholarlyculturedclassicalinformal:heavyOpposite lightlowbrowpopulist
   • 2. acting or speaking sincerely and in earnest, rather than in a joking or half-hearted manner: "actors who are serious about their work" Similar in earnestearnestsincerewholeheartedgenuinemeaning what one sayscommittedfirmresoluteresolveddeterminedOpposite uncommittedhalf-heartedflippant
   • 3. significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk; not slight or negligible: "she escaped serious injury" Similar severegravebadcriticalacutealarmingworryinggrievousdreadfulterribledireextremedangerousperilousprecariousarchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite minornegligible
   • 4. substantial in terms of size, number, or quality: informal "he suddenly had serious money to spend"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French serieux or late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius ‘earnest, serious’.

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