Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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serious | No | Yes | No | No |
seriousness | Yes | No | No | No |
serious (noun) | seriousness (noun) |
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the trait of being serious | |
the quality of arousing fear or distress | |
an earnest and sincere feeling |
serious (adjective) | seriousness (adjective) |
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concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities | |
completely lacking in playfulness | |
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | |
requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve | |
of great consequence | |
appealing to the mind |