Serious
adjective
Important or severe in degree.
She was admitted to hospital with serious injuries.
Often appears as...
- serious problem
- serious injuries
adjective
Thinking or expressing oneself earnestly or in solemn way.
He looked at me with a serious expression on his face.
Often appears as...
- serious expression
- serious tone
adjective
Concerned or anxious.
I am serious about my future.
Often appears as...
- serious about
- serious intention
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Reflecting something potentially harmful.
His condition has taken a serious turn.
Often appears as...
- serious illness
- serious condition
adjective
Not being light or shallow.
He's a serious student.
Often appears as...
- serious student
- serious scholar
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
adjective
Important or severe in degree.
She was admitted to hospital with serious injuries.
Often appears as...
- serious problem
- serious injuries
adjective
Thinking or expressing oneself earnestly or in solemn way.
He looked at me with a serious expression on his face.
Often appears as...
- serious expression
- serious tone
adjective
Concerned or anxious.
I am serious about my future.
Often appears as...
- serious about
- serious intention
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Reflecting something potentially harmful.
His condition has taken a serious turn.
Often appears as...
- serious illness
- serious condition
adjective
Not being light or shallow.
He's a serious student.
Often appears as...
- serious student
- serious scholar
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Severity Indicator
Use 'serious' for situations that are potentially dangerous or require immediate attention.
After the accident, he was in a serious condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Trivial
'Serious' suggests an issue is not to be taken lightly and may have significant outcomes.
Ignoring climate change can have serious implications.
Pro Tip 3/3Considerable Importance
About issues demanding careful consideration or considerable resources.
She has a serious decision to make about her career.
Pro Tip 1/3Severity Indicator
Use 'serious' for situations that are potentially dangerous or require immediate attention.
After the accident, he was in a serious condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Trivial
'Serious' suggests an issue is not to be taken lightly and may have significant outcomes.
Ignoring climate change can have serious implications.
Pro Tip 3/3Considerable Importance
About issues demanding careful consideration or considerable resources.
She has a serious decision to make about her career.
Pro Tip 1/3Severity Indicator
Use 'serious' for situations that are potentially dangerous or require immediate attention.
After the accident, he was in a serious condition.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Trivial
'Serious' suggests an issue is not to be taken lightly and may have significant outcomes.
Ignoring climate change can have serious implications.
Pro Tip 3/3Considerable Importance
About issues demanding careful consideration or considerable resources.
She has a serious decision to make about her career.
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Bob Dylan
American Musician
You're going to die. You're going to be dead. It could be 20 years, it could be tomorrow, anytime. So am I. I mean, we're just going to be gone. The world's going to go on without us. All right now. You do your job in the face of that, and how seriously you take yourself you decide for yourself.
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Norman Vincent Peale
American Clergyman
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
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Patti Smith
American Musician
We never threw a record together. Each record was done really seriously, as if our life depended on it.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
I am a teacher. And I think I am a serious one who happens to be enjoying life.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
I just think it's so important not to take yourself too seriously.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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Will Rogers
American Actor
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
It's hard to be serious in life.
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Bob Dylan
American Musician
You're going to die. You're going to be dead. It could be 20 years, it could be tomorrow, anytime. So am I. I mean, we're just going to be gone. The world's going to go on without us. All right now. You do your job in the face of that, and how seriously you take yourself you decide for yourself.
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Norman Vincent Peale
American Clergyman
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
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Patti Smith
American Musician
We never threw a record together. Each record was done really seriously, as if our life depended on it.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
I am a teacher. And I think I am a serious one who happens to be enjoying life.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
I just think it's so important not to take yourself too seriously.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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Will Rogers
American Actor
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
It's hard to be serious in life.
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