"sérieux" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /se.ʁjø/ Audio: Fr-sérieux.ogg Forms: sérieuse [feminine], sérieux [masculine, plural], sérieuses [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin sēriōsus, from Classical Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|LL.|sēriōsus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin sēriōsus, {{bor+|fr|LL.|sēriōsus}} Borrowed from Late Latin sēriōsus, {{der|fr|la|sērius||grave, earnest, serious}} Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} sérieux (feminine sérieuse, masculine plural sérieux, feminine plural sérieuses)
  1. serious Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: garder son sérieux, passer aux choses sérieuses, prendre au sérieux, sérieusement
    Sense id: en-sérieux-fr-adj-ZF38tNHS Disambiguation of Personality: 99 1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 85 15

Interjection

IPA: /se.ʁjø/ Audio: Fr-sérieux.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin sēriōsus, from Classical Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|LL.|sēriōsus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin sēriōsus, {{bor+|fr|LL.|sēriōsus}} Borrowed from Late Latin sēriōsus, {{der|fr|la|sērius||grave, earnest, serious}} Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”)
  1. (informal) really? for real? Tags: informal Synonyms: vraiment ?, sérieusement ?, ah bon ?
    Sense id: en-sérieux-fr-intj-IDB-DuJx

Inflected forms

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