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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Serious \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s['e]rieux, LL.
     seriosus.]
     1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful;
        solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He is always serious, yet there is about his manner
              a graceful ease.                      --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not
        jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most
              serious things in the world.          --Young.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger;
        as, a serious injury.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See
          Grave.
          [1913 Webster] -- Se"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
          Se"ri*ous*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Serious \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s['e]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"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Se"ri*ous*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  serious
       adj 1: 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!" [ant: frivolous]
       2: of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
       3: 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" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous,
           severe, life-threatening]
       4: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn:
          good]
       5: completely lacking in playfulness [syn: unplayful, sober]
          [ant: playful]
       6: 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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  serious
     Αγγλικά a.
     σοβαρός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  serious
     a.
     1 Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or
  disposition
     2 important; weighty; not insignificant
     3 Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not
  jocular or deceiving
     4 (lb en of a relationship) Committed.
     adv.
     (lb en colloquial dialect) In a serious manner; seriously.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  serious
     a.
     1 Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or
  disposition
     2 important; weighty; not insignificant
     3 Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not
  jocular or deceiving
     4 (lb en of a relationship) Committed.
     adv.
     (lb en colloquial dialect) In a serious manner; seriously.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  serious
     a.
     1 Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or
  disposition
     2 important; weighty; not insignificant
     3 Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not
  jocular or deceiving
     4 (lb en of a relationship) Committed.
     adv.
     (lb en colloquial dialect) In a serious manner; seriously.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  serious
     a.
     1 Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or
  disposition
     2 important; weighty; not insignificant
     3 Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not
  jocular or deceiving
     4 (lb en of a relationship) Committed.
     adv.
     (lb en colloquial dialect) In a serious manner; seriously.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  serious
     Englanti a.
     1 vakava, uhkaava
     2 vakavasti otettava
     3 vakavamielinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  serious
     Engelska a.
     allvarlig, seriös

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  serious /sˈiəɹiəs/
  1. belangrik, erg, ernstig
  2. benouend

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Serious /sˈiəɹiəs/
  جدّي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  serious //ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs// //ˈsɪɚ.i.əs// //ˈsɪɹ.i.əs// //ˈsɪː.ɹɪ.əs// 
  1. сериозен, важен
  important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play
  2. сериозен 2.
  really intending what is said; being in earnest
   3.
  without humor or expression of happiness