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Grep of noun serious serious-mindedness serious music seriousness Overview of adj serious The adj serious has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (29) serious -- (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!") 2. (10) serious -- (of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter") 3. (4) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe -- (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia") 4. (3) good, serious -- (appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book") 5. unplayful, serious, sober -- (completely lacking in playfulness) 6. serious -- (requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw") Antonyms of adj serious 6 senses of serious Sense 1 serious (vs. frivolous) frivolous (vs. serious) => airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly => flighty, flyaway => flippant, light-minded => idle, light => light => trivial Sense 2 serious INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant Sense 3 dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical, noncrucial Sense 4 good, serious INDIRECT (VIA intellectual) -> nonintellectual Sense 5 unplayful (vs. playful), serious, sober Sense 6 serious INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Similarity of adj serious 6 senses of serious Sense 1 serious (vs. frivolous) => capital => earnest, in earnest(prenominal), sincere, solemn => grave, sedate, sober, solemn => overserious => real => sensible, thoughtful => sobering Sense 2 serious => important (vs. unimportant), of import Sense 3 dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe => critical (vs. noncritical) Sense 4 good, serious => intellectual (vs. nonintellectual) Sense 5 unplayful (vs. playful), serious, sober Sense 6 serious => difficult (vs. easy), hard Attributes of adj serious 2 of 6 senses of serious Sense 1 serious (vs. frivolous) => seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity Sense 5 unplayful (vs. playful), serious, sober => playfulness, fun Familiarity of adj serious serious used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj serious overserious serious Overview of adj serious The adj serious has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (29) serious -- (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!") 2. (10) serious -- (of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter") 3. (4) dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe -- (causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia") 4. (3) good, serious -- (appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book") 5. unplayful, serious, sober -- (completely lacking in playfulness) 6. serious -- (requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw")
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