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Showing words for SERIOUS using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Serious

serious

6 Letter Words for Serious

issuer, osiers, rosies, rouses, seisor, serous, sieurs, sourse, souser, uresis, uroses, urosis

5 Letter Words for Serious

euois, euros, ireos, irous, issue, osier, ourie, rises, risus, roses, roues, rouse, ruses, russe, seirs, serio, sieur, sires, siros, sores, sorus, sosie, sours, souse, suers, users

4 Letter Words for Serious

eris, eros, euoi, euro, ires, isos, iure, ores, oses, osse, ours, ries, rise, roes, rose, ross, roue, rous, rues, ruse, russ, seir, seis, seor, sero, sers, sier, sire, sirs, sise, soir, sore, sori, sour, sous, sris, suer, sues, sure, susi, ures, user, uses, ussr

3 Letter Words for Serious

eir, eos, ers, esr, ess, esu, ios, iou, ire, irs, ise, iso, oer, oes, oie, ois, ore, ors, ose, osi, oui, our, ous, rei, res, rie, rio, roe, roi, ros, rue, sei, ser, sie, sir, sis, sou, sri, sse, ssu, sue, sui, sur, sus, ure, urs, use

Definitions for Serious

[1] of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
[2] of grave or somber disposition, character, or manner: a serious occasion; a serious man.
[3] being in earnest; sincere; not trifling: His interest was serious.
[4] requiring thought, concentration, or application: serious reading; a serious task.
[5] weighty or important: a serious book; Marriage is a serious matter.
[6] giving cause for apprehension; critical: The plan has one serious flaw.
[7] Medicine/Medical . (of a patient's condition) having unstable or otherwise abnormal vital signs and other unfavorable indicators, as loss of appetite and poor mobility: patient is acutely ill.
[8] that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber: You have to learn to separate the serious from the frivolous.
[9] grave in nature or disposition; thoughtful a serious person
[10] marked by deep feeling; in earnest; sincere is he serious or joking?
[11] concerned with important matters a serious conversation
[12] requiring effort or concentration a serious book
[13] giving rise to fear or anxiety; critical a serious illness
[14] informal worthy of regard because of substantial quantity or quality serious money ; serious wine
[15] informal extreme or remarkable a serious haircut

Words related to Serious

genuine, deliberate, sincere, thoughtful, honest, severe, major, grievous, dangerous, deep, far-reaching, urgent, important, significant, tough, meaningful, difficult, sober, austere, bound

Words nearby Serious

serin, serine, seringa, seringapatam, seriocomic, serious, serious-minded, seriously, seriplane, serjeant, serjeant at arms

Origin of Serious

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin sērius or Late Latin sēriōsus; see -ous, -ose1

Other words from Serious

se·ri·ous·ness , noun
half-se·ri·ous , adjective
half-se·ri·ous·ly , adverb
half-se·ri·ous·ness , noun
non·se·ri·ous , adjective
non·se·ri·ous·ly , adverb
non·se·ri·ous·ness , noun
o·ver·se·ri·ous , adjective
o·ver·se·ri·ous·ly , adverb
o·ver·se·ri·ous·ness , noun
qua·si-se·ri·ous , adjective
qua·si-se·ri·ous·ly , adverb
su·per·se·ri·ous , adjective
su·per·se·ri·ous·ly , adverb
su·per·se·ri·ous·ness , noun
ul·tra·se·ri·ous , adjective
ul·tra·se·ri·ous·ly , adverb
ul·tra·se·ri·ous·ness , noun
un·se·ri·ous , adjective
un·se·ri·ous·ly , adverb
un·se·ri·ous·ness , noun

Word origin for Serious

C15: from Late Latin sēriōsus, from Latin sērius; probably related to Old English swǣr gloomy, Gothic swers esteemed

Synonyms for Serious

deliberate, genuine, honest, severe, sincere, thoughtful, sober, austere, bound, bound and determined, businesslike, cold sober, contemplative, deadpan, determined, downbeat, earnest, funereal, go for broke, grave, grim, intent, long-faced, meditative, no-nonsense, pensive, pokerfaced, reflective, resolute, resolved, sedate, set, solemn, staid, steady, stern, unhumorous, unsmiling, weighty