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serious
[ seer-ee-uhs ]
/ ĖsÉŖÉr i És /
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adjective
noun
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber: You have to learn to separate the serious from the frivolous.
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Origin of serious
synonym study for serious
3. See earnest1.
OTHER WORDS FROM serious
Words nearby serious
serin, serine, seringa, Seringapatam, seriocomic, serious, seriously, serious-minded, seriousness, seriplane, serjeant
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British Dictionary definitions for serious
serious
/ (ĖsÉŖÉrÉŖÉs) /
adjective
Derived forms of serious
seriousness, nounWord Origin for serious
C15: from Late Latin sÄriÅsus, from Latin sÄrius; probably related to Old English swĒ£r gloomy, Gothic swers esteemed
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Medical definitions for serious
serious
[ sĆ®rā²Ä-És ]
adj.
Being of such import as to cause anxiety, as of a physical condition.
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