serious

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

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. Committed.

Adv

seriously, in a serious manner (most often heard in take or mean serious)

Conceptes

seriós

greu

important

perillós

adult

🧑

sincer

sever

solemne

Sinònims

grave

🪦

important

earnest

severe

solemn

heavy

critical

‼️

sober

stern

grievous

dangerous

strict

weighty

terrible

difficult

violent

grim

staid

alarming

austere

tense

momentous

major

somber

dull

significant

great

sedate

profound

big

sullen

acute

hard

rigorous

deep

strained

considerable

unfunny

unplayful

stringent

large

substantial

honest

awful

diligent

reliable

pressing

real

crucial

appreciable

Traduccions

sérieux

serio

grave

ernst

serio

sério

ernstig

grave

🪦

serieus

ernsthaft

grave

σοβαρός

gravis

important

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: seryows

Cognat amb alemany: schwer

Cognat amb anglès antic: swǣr

In summary

From Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”). Cognate with German schwer (“heavy, difficult, severe”), Old English swǣr (“heavy, grave, grievous”). More at swear, sweer.

Frases

" Jellyfish can cause serious injuries ", the physician explained to the patient .

There have been successful legal dramas both serious and comedic .