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Serious

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Definitions for Serious

adjective
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
Examples
  1. a serious student of history
  2. a serious attempt to learn to ski
  3. gave me a serious look
  4. a serious young man
  5. are you serious or joking?
  6. Don't be so serious!
adjective
of great consequence
Examples
  1. marriage is a serious matter
adjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Synonyms
dangerous grave grievous severe life-threatening
Examples
  1. a dangerous operation
  2. a grave situation
  3. a grave illness
  4. grievous bodily harm
  5. a serious wound
  6. a serious turn of events
  7. a severe case of pneumonia
  8. a life-threatening disease
adjective
appealing to the mind
Synonyms
Examples
  1. good music
  2. a serious book
adjective
completely lacking in playfulness
Synonyms
unplayful sober
adjective
requiring effort or concentration
Examples
  1. complex and not easy to answer or solve
  2. raised serious objections to the proposal
  3. the plan has a serious flaw

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