Definition of serious

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Serious (a.) Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.

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Antimask :: Antimask (n.) A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask..
Trifle :: Trifle (n.) To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements..
Solemn :: Solemn (a.) Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face..
Player :: Player (n.) One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler..
Solemnly :: Solemnly (adv.) In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally.
Cacoxenite :: Cacoxenite (n.) A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures it as an iron ore.
Serious :: Serious (a.) Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury..
Gravity :: Gravity (a.) Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense..
Grave :: Grave (superl.) Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc..
Coquet :: Coquet (v. i.) To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime..
Conjurement :: Conjurement (n.) Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty.
Epitrope :: Epitrope (n.) A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do; e. g., He that is unjust, let him be unjust still..
Preaching :: Preaching (n.) The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice..
Afford :: Afford (v. t.) To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough..
Gross :: Gross (superl.) Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence..
Soberly :: Soberly (adv.) In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely; seriously.
Sober :: Sober (superl.) Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate..
Sobriety :: Sobriety (n.) Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years..
Solemnize :: Solemnize (v. t.) To make grave, serious, and reverential..
Sadden :: Sadden (v. t.) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.
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