serious

Sentences

Meaning

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.

enormous

very bad

serious talk

troublous

you don’t say

stong

very great

heavy responsibility

sobersided

greater degree

weight

not light

free from intoxication

become heavy

not trifling

more serious

nervous

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪə.ɹi.əs/

Inherited from Middle English

Cognate with German

Cognate with Old English

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.

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