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

1. adjective. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
2. adjective. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
3. adjective. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.
4. adjective. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.
5. adjective. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

   "a dangerous operation"

   "a grave situation"

   Synonyms: dangerous, grave, grievous, severe

6. adjective. requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve

   "raised serious objections to the proposal"

   "the plan has a serious flaw"

7. adjective. of great consequence

   "marriage is a serious matter"

8. adjective. appealing to the mind

   "good music"

   "a serious book"

   Synonyms: good

9. adjective. concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

   "a serious student of history"

   "a serious attempt to learn to ski"

10. adjective. completely lacking in playfulness

    Synonyms: sober, unplayful

Synonyms

dangerous, grave, grievous, severe, good, sober, unplayful

Common word forms

seriously, seriousness

Words from these letters

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