Translation
serious
Examples
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He is a serious and honest man.
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The situation became serious.
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She looked at me with serious eyes.
serioze?
Are you speaking seriously?
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That is a serious problem for our group.
English "serious" carries two jobs and so does : a person who is not joking, and a situation that is grave. The overlap with is where the choice gets interesting. means it matters; means it is no laughing matter. An important letter is , an illness that might kill you is , and a good many things are both. o gives you seriousness, and a is a neat way of calling someone frivolous without reaching for a new root.
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