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Meaning of serious

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  serious
      adj 1: concerned with work or important matters rather than play
             or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a
             serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious
             look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or
             joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" [ant: {frivolous}]
      2: of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
      3: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
         dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness";
         "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of
         events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening
         disease" [syn: {dangerous}, {grave}, {grievous}, {serious},
         {severe}, {life-threatening}]
      4: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn:
         {good}, {serious}]
      5: completely lacking in playfulness [syn: {unplayful},
         {serious}, {sober}] [ant: {playful}]
      6: requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to
         answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal";
         "the plan has a serious flaw"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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