serious

Letters that make serious

s, o, e, r, i, u are letters that make 'serious'

Words within serious

ER, IOU, SE, RI, Rio, US, Io, Er, Se are words within 'serious'


6 possible definitions for 'serious'

Serious as "requiring effort or concentration, complex and not easy to answer or solve"

Under this definition, serious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to serious

difficult, hard are similar to 'serious'.

Example of serious used within this context

"raised serious objections to the proposal", "the plan has a serious flaw"


Serious as "of great consequence"

Under this definition, serious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of serious

seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity are derivatives of 'serious'.

Similar to serious

important, of import are similar to 'serious'.

Example of serious used within this context

"marriage is a serious matter"


Serious as "appealing to the mind"

Under this definition, serious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

good has the same meaning as serious

Derivatives of serious

goodness, good are derivatives of 'serious'.

Similar to serious

intellectual is similar to serious.

Example of serious used within this context

"good music", "a serious book"


Serious as "completely lacking in playfulness"

Under this definition, serious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sober, unplayful have the same meaning as 'serious'

Antonyms

playful has the opposite meaning of serious

Attributes of serious

fun, playfulness are attributes of 'serious'.

Derivatives of serious

seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity, graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness, sobriety are derivatives of 'serious'.


Serious as "concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities"

Under this definition, serious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

frivolous has the opposite meaning of serious

Attributes of serious

seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity are attributes of 'serious'.

Derivatives of serious

seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity are derivatives of 'serious'.

Similar to serious

solid, sober, thoughtful, grave, earnest, overserious, real, sedate, sincere, solemn, solemn, serious-minded, sobering are similar to 'serious'.

Example of serious used within this context

"a serious student of history", "a serious attempt to learn to ski", "gave me a serious look", "a serious young man", "are you serious or joking?", "Don't be so serious!"


Serious as "causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm"

Under this definition, serious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grievous, dangerous, grave, severe, life-threatening have the same meaning as 'serious'

Derivatives of serious

severeness, seriousness, severity, dangerousness, distressfulness, badness are derivatives of 'serious'.

Similar to serious

critical is similar to serious.

Example of serious used within this context

"a dangerous operation", "a grave situation", "a grave illness", "grievous bodily harm", "a serious wound", "a serious turn of events", "a severe case of pneumonia", "a life-threatening disease"



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