sério

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) serious; solemn (without humor or expression of happiness)
2. (comparable) serious (leaving no room for play; needing great attention)
3. (comparable) dangerous
4. (comparable) which can’t be joked about; no laughing matter
5. (comparable) grave

Adv

concerning serious matters

Noun

a game in which two people stare at each other and the first one to laugh loses

Intj

really? (indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of)

Concepts

serious

earnest

grave

🪦

staid

significant

sizable

important

solemn

key

🔑

meaningful

substantial

considerable

weighty

real

businesslike

appreciable

of age

button-down

dignified

douce

full-grown

grown-up

heavy

major

adult

🧑

reliable

sedate

severe

sober

solid

stationary

stiff

Synonyms

grave

sisudo

séria

considerável

parco

importante

apreciável

categorizado

sóbrio

maior

adulto

🧑

sincero

Translations

serio

sérieux

serio

ernstig

seriós

ernst

ernsthaft

serieus

ağırbaşlı

grave

🪦

stemmig

formal

ciddi

gesetzt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: sērius

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin sērius (“serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).

Sentences

O médico diz que não é nada sério .

The doctor says it's nothing serious.

Eu não levaria isso muito a sério .

I wouldn't take it too seriously.

Para mim foi uma espécie de risada , mas eles estavam realmente falando sério .

For me it was kind of a laugh, but they were really serious.

O snowboarder fica com ar sério .

The snowboarder looks serious.