serious
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
Adjective 4 meanings
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
“deadly serious”
Important; weighty; not insignificant.
“This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.”
Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.
“After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.”
Committed.
Etymology
From Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).
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SERIOUS at a glance
SERIOUS has 7 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #800 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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