serious
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The meaning (definition) of the word serious
not joking around, with a quiet thinking face
The word serious used in a sentence
“My teacher had a serious face when she talked about homework.”
Words that mean the same as serious (synonyms)
solemngrave
Words that mean the opposite of serious (antonyms)
sillyjoking
How the word serious is said around the world
| French | sérieux |
| Spanish | grave |
| Mandarin | 严肃的 |
| Hindi | गंभीर |
| Arabic | جاد |
| Russian | серьезный |
| Portuguese (EU) | sério |
| Portuguese (BR) | sério |
| Japanese | 深刻な |
| German | ernst |
| Urdu | سنجیدہ |
| Punjabi | ਗੰਭੀਰ |
| Korean | 심각한 |
| Hebrew | רְצִינִי |
| Greek | σοβαρός |
| Dutch | serieus |
| Filipino | seryoso |
| Vietnamese | nghiêm trọng |
| Turkish | cidden |
| Persian | جدی |
| Polish | poważny |
| Ukrainian | серйозний |
| Bengali | গুরুতর |
| Swedish | allvarlig |
| Italian | serio |
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