sérieux

Meaning

Concepts

serious

seriousness

earnest

grave

solemn

severe

earnestness

reliable

staid

sober

important

gravity

meaningful

sedate

thoughtful

businesslike

solemnity

honest

solid

serious talk

sure

seriously

Ernest

dependable

apprehensively

grim

inconceivable

unexpected

unimaginable

unthinkable

austerity

dignity

rigor

rigour

severity

oppressed

weighty

diligent

direct

front

honesty

uprightness

acute

compelling

pressing

urgent

impressiveness

sound

steady

trustworthy

full-blown

fundamental

genuine

normal

real

regular

typical

sanctity

truth

strenuous effort

awful

cruel

heavy

terrible

very bad

violent

no-nonsense

straight

truly

serious matter

of good character

upright

good character

integrity

stable

faithful

respectability

considerable

pertinent

relevant

dignified

deadly serious

demure

dangerous

grievous

life-threatening

good

sad

sincere

unplayful

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/se.ʁjø/
Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sēriōsus, from Classical Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”).

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