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{
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{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"important, weighty\"",
"word": "trifling"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"important, weighty\"",
"word": "unimportant"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"intending what is said\"",
"word": "jesting"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:serious",
"word": "witty"
}
],
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"word": "dead serious"
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{
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"word": "ha ha only serious"
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{
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"word": "non-serious"
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{
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"word": "self-serious"
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{
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"word": "seriously"
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{
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"word": "serious-minded"
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "fro",
"3": "serieux"
},
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},
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"2": "ML.",
"3": "sēriōsus"
},
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{
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"2": "la",
"3": "sērius",
"4": "",
"5": "grave, earnest, serious"
},
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"4": "",
"5": "heavy"
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{
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"2": "schwer",
"3": "",
"4": "heavy, difficult, severe"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "swǣr",
"3": "",
"4": "heavy, grave, grievous"
},
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},
{
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"2": "sweer"
},
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}
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”). Cognate with German schwer (“heavy, difficult, severe”), Old English swǣr (“heavy, grave, grievous”). More at swear, sweer.",
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},
{
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"word": "importance"
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{
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"kind": "topical",
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"name": "Personality",
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"Fundamental"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "deadly serious"
},
{
"text": "It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition"
],
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"links": [
[
"humor",
"humor"
],
[
"happiness",
"happiness"
],
[
"grave",
"grave"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "earnest"
},
{
"word": "solemn"
}
],
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{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jiddiyy",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "جِدِّيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lurǰ",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "լուրջ"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "ciddi"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yetdi",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "етди"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "surʺjózny",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "сур'ё́зны"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "seriozen",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "сериозен"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "嚴肅"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yánsù",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "严肃"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "vážný"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "serieus"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "serioza"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "tõsine"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "vakava"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "vakavamielinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "totinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "sérieux"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "seriozuli",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "სერიოზული"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "ernst"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "seriös"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sovarós",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "σοβαρός"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "komoly"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "serius"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"alt": "まじめ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "majime",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "真面目"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"alt": "しんけん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shinken",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "真剣"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"alt": "ほんき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "honki",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "本気"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "baisaldy",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "байсалды"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "baiypty",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "байыпты"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriozo"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "sērius"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "nopietns"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "sériyé"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "séthieux"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "dölek",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "دولك"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "ağır",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "آغر"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "iernst"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "ieeboa"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "poważny"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "sério"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "serios"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "serʹjóznyj",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "серьёзный"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "ȍzbīljan"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "hládan"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "seriu"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "tristu"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "allvarsam"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "เคร่งขรึม"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "ciddi"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "vezmin"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "salmaklı"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serjóznyj",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "серйо́зний"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 1 3 1",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "difrifol"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Important; weighty; not insignificant"
],
"id": "en-serious-en-adj-fBmsi8fY",
"links": [
[
"Important",
"important"
],
[
"weighty",
"weighty"
],
[
"insignificant",
"insignificant"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jaddiyy",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "جَدِّيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jādd",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "جَادّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lurǰ",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "լուրջ"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yetdi",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "етди"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "surʺjózny",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "сур'ё́зны"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "važen",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "важен"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "seriozen",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "сериозен"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "認真"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rènzhēn",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "认真"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "嚴重"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yánzhòng",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "严重"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chénzhòng",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "沉重"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "vážný"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "alvorlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serieus"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serioza"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "grava"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "tõsine"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "álvarsamur"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "vakava"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sérieux"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mnišvnelovani",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "მნიშვნელოვანი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saq̇uradɣebo",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "საყურადღებო"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ɣrmaazrovani",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ღრმააზროვანი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "seriozuli",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "სერიოზული"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ernst"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ernsthaft"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "schwerwiegend"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "èèrnscht"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sovarós",
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{
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
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{
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},
{
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "רציני"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "komoly"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "súlyos"
},
{
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "fontos"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "jelentős"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "nagy horderejű"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "alvarlegur"
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{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "grave"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "critico"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "真面目"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "真剣"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shinkoku",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "深刻"
},
{
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ដុនដាប"
},
{
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "심각한"
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{
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"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriozo"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "gravis"
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{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sevērus"
},
{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sonticus"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "svarīgs"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sériyé"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serius"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "taumaha"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "taimaha"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of illness",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "tūpoupou"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "motuhēhē"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "séthieux"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "alvorlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriøs"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "schlemm"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "iernst"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "poważny"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sério"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "serʹjóznyj",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "серьёзный"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "faigatā"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "guru",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "गुरु"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ȍzbīljan"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "vážan"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "znȁčājan"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "mpurtanti"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "mprisiusu"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriu"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "allvarlig"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriös"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "malma"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriu"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jing-jang",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "จริงจัง"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "mahuʻinga"
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{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ciddi"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "salmaklı"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serjóznyj",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "серйо́зний"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "nghiêm trọng"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 90 5 1",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "difrifol"
}
]
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{
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{
"text": "After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He says he wants to buy the team, but is he serious?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving"
],
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{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jaddiyy",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "جَدِّيّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jādd",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "جَادّ"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lurǰ",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "լուրջ"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yetdi",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "етди"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "surʺjózny",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "сур'ё́зны"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "seriozen",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "сериозен"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "認真"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rènzhēn",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "认真"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "嚴重"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yánzhòng",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "严重"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "vážný"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "serieus"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "vakava"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sérieux"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ernsthaft"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sovarós",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "σοβαρός"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "spoudaîos",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "σπουδαῖος"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "r'tsiní",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "רציני"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "komoly"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "valós"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "valódi"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "őszinte"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "dáiríre"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"alt": "まじめ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "majime",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "真面目"
},
{
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"roman": "simgakhan",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "심각한"
},
{
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"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriozo"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sērius"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "nopietns"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sériyé"
},
{
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"code": "nrf",
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"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "séthieux"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sério"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "serʹjóznyj",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "серьёзный"
},
{
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ȍzbīljan"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "scn",
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"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "anestu"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "cuscinziusu"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "judizziusu"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "seriu"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sinceru"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "seriös"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jing-jang",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "จริงจัง"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serjóznyj",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "серйо́зний"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 2 81 3",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "o ddifri'"
}
]
},
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"Committed."
],
"id": "en-serious-en-adj-MWDF5Ye~",
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"(of a relationship) Committed."
],
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"of a relationship"
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪɚ.i.əs/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪɹ.i.əs/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪəɹiəs"
},
{
"homophone": "cereous"
},
{
"homophone": "Sirius (one pronunciation)"
},
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],
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serjóznyj",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "серйо́зний"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "without humor or expression of happiness",
"word": "difrifol"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jaddiyy",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "جَدِّيّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jādd",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "جَادّ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lurǰ",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "լուրջ"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yetdi",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "етди"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "surʺjózny",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "сур'ё́зны"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "važen",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "важен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "seriozen",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "сериозен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "認真"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rènzhēn",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "认真"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "嚴重"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yánzhòng",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "严重"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chénzhòng",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "沉重"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "vážný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "alvorlig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serieus"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serioza"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "grava"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "tõsine"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "álvarsamur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "vakava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sérieux"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mnišvnelovani",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "მნიშვნელოვანი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saq̇uradɣebo",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "საყურადღებო"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ɣrmaazrovani",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ღრმააზროვანი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "seriozuli",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "სერიოზული"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ernst"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ernsthaft"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "schwerwiegend"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "èèrnscht"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sovarós",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "σοβαρός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "spoudaîos",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "σπουδαῖος"
},
{
"code": "gn",
"lang": "Guaraní",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "pohýi"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "r'tsiní",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "רציני"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "komoly"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "súlyos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "fontos"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "jelentős"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "nagy horderejű"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "alvarlegur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "grave"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "critico"
},
{
"alt": "まじめ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "majime",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "真面目"
},
{
"alt": "しんけん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shinken",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "真剣"
},
{
"alt": "しんこく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shinkoku",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "深刻"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "don daap",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ដុនដាប"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "simgakhan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "심각한"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriozo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "gravis"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sevērus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sonticus"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "svarīgs"
},
{
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sériyé"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serius"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "taumaha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "taimaha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"note": "of illness",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "tūpoupou"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "motuhēhē"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "séthieux"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "alvorlig"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriøs"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "schlemm"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "iernst"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "poważny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "sério"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "serʹjóznyj",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "серьёзный"
},
{
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "faigatā"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "guru",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "गुरु"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ȍzbīljan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "vážan"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "znȁčājan"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "mpurtanti"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "mprisiusu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriu"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "allvarlig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriös"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "malma"
},
{
"code": "tet",
"lang": "Tetum",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "seriu"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jing-jang",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "จริงจัง"
},
{
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "mahuʻinga"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "ciddi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "salmaklı"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serjóznyj",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "серйо́зний"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "nghiêm trọng"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play",
"word": "difrifol"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jaddiyy",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "جَدِّيّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "jādd",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "جَادّ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "lurǰ",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "լուրջ"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "yetdi",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "етди"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "surʺjózny",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "сур'ё́зны"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "seriozen",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "сериозен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "認真"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rènzhēn",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "认真"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "嚴重"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yánzhòng",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "严重"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "vážný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ernstig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "serieus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "vakava"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sérieux"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ernsthaft"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sovarós",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "σοβαρός"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "spoudaîos",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "σπουδαῖος"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "r'tsiní",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "רציני"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "komoly"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "valós"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "valódi"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "őszinte"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "dáiríre"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"alt": "まじめ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "majime",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "真面目"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "simgakhan",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "심각한"
},
{
"code": "lad",
"lang": "Ladino",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriozo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sērius"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "nopietns"
},
{
"code": "lou",
"lang": "Louisiana Creole French",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sériyé"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "séthieux"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "seriós"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sério"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "serʹjóznyj",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "серьёзный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "ȍzbīljan"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "anestu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "cuscinziusu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "judizziusu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "seriu"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "sinceru"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "serio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "seriös"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "jing-jang",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "จริงจัง"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "serjóznyj",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "серйо́зний"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "really intending what is said; being in earnest",
"word": "o ddifri'"
}
],
"word": "serious"
}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old French",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English terms with homophones",
"English uncomparable adverbs",
"Rhymes:English/ɪəɹiəs",
"Rhymes:English/ɪəɹiəs/3 syllables",
"en:Personality"
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"2": "enm",
"3": "seryows"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "serieux"
},
"expansion": "Old French serieux",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ML.",
"3": "sēriōsus"
},
"expansion": "Medieval Latin sēriōsus",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "sērius",
"4": "",
"5": "grave, earnest, serious"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*swer-",
"4": "",
"5": "heavy"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "schwer",
"3": "",
"4": "heavy, difficult, severe"
},
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "swǣr",
"3": "",
"4": "heavy, grave, grievous"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sweer"
},
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"name": "l"
}
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"expansion": "serious (not comparable)",
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"pos": "adv",
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{
"categories": [
"English colloquialisms",
"English dialectal terms",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1957, Ray Lawler, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Sydney: Fontana Books, published 1974, page 68",
"text": "The only time I walk out on singin' is when there's muckin' about and youse don't take it serious.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"seriously, in a serious manner (most often heard in take or mean serious)"
],
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"seriously",
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],
[
"take",
"take#English"
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"(colloquial or dialect) seriously, in a serious manner (most often heard in take or mean serious)"
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
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}
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{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əs/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪː.ɹɪ.əs/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪɚ.i.əs/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɪɹ.i.əs/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪəɹiəs"
},
{
"homophone": "cereous"
},
{
"homophone": "Sirius (one pronunciation)"
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-serious.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-serious.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"UK"
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"text": "Audio (UK)"
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"audio": "en-us-serious.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bf/En-us-serious.ogg/En-us-serious.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/En-us-serious.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
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"text": "Audio (US)"
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],
"word": "serious"
}
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