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English Dictionary: serious	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for serious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
serious adj concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "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!" Antonym(s): frivolous of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter" causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "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" Synonym(s): dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" Synonym(s): good, serious completely lacking in playfulness Synonym(s): unplayful, serious, sober Antonym(s): playful requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Serious \Se"rious\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s[82]rieux, LL. seriosus.] 1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile. He is always serious, yet there is about his manner a graceful ease. --Macaulay. 2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield. 3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave. The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious* things in the world. --Young. 4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury. Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See {Grave}. -- {Se"riously}, adv. -- {Se"riousness}, n.