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- Definition
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- serious :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!
- serious :of great consequence
- marriage is a serious matter
- serious :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
- serious :appealing to the mind
- good music|a serious book
- serious :requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
- raised serious objections to the proposal|the plan has a serious flaw
- serious :completely lacking in playfulness