āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
serious
01
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ°, āĻāĻ ā§āĻ°
needing attention and action because of possible danger or risk
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The car accident looked serious; I hope everyone is okay.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛; āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻļā§āĻ˛
(of a person) quiet, thoughtful, and showing little emotion in one's manner or appearance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He is a serious person who always thinks carefully before making decisions.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ°, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
of great consequence
04
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
related to something important that is intended for more than just entertainment or pleasure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The magazine publishes serious articles on politics and world affairs.
āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do nât take that as a joke; he âs serious about what he âs saying.
āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻž; āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°, āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ
requiring careful consideration, effort, or attention due to importance or difficulty
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The meeting was about a serious issue that needed immediate action.
āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨.
07
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤
highly dedicated or committed to a particular activity or profession
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She is a serious photographer, always looking for new ways to capture beautiful moments.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
08
āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§
deeply committed or involved in a relationship
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They are a serious couple, planning their future together.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
09
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻ¯āĻĨā§āĻˇā§āĻ
impressive or large in size, amount, or quality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She bought a serious camera for her photography hobby.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
nonserious
overserious
seriously
serious
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
