Dictionary Entry
serious
serious is a 7-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
- 2adjective
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
- 3adjective
Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
- 4adjective
Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.
- 5adjective
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
"a dangerous operation"
"a grave situation"
- 6adjective
requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
"raised serious objections to the proposal"
"the plan has a serious flaw"
- 7adjective
of great consequence
"marriage is a serious matter"
- 8adjective
appealing to the mind
"good music"
"a serious book"
Synonyms
- 9adjective
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
"a serious student of history"
"a serious attempt to learn to ski"
- 10adjective
completely lacking in playfulness
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