Category:Serious

Se"ri*ous, a. Etym: [l. serius: cf. F. sérieux, ll. seriosus.]

1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not Light, gay, or volatile. He is always serious, yet there is about his manner a graceful ease. Macaulay.

2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or Deceiving. Beaconsfield.

3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave. The holy scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the World. Young.

4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a Serious injury.

Syn. -- grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See grave. -- se"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- se"ri*ous*ness, n.