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serious
English
Etymology
From Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin s?ri?sus, an extension of Latin s?rius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”). Cognate with German schwer (“heavy, difficult, severe”), Old English sw?r (“heavy, grave, grievous”). More at swear, sweer.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s???.i.?s/, [?si??.i.?s]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s??.?i.?s/
- Rhymes: -???i?s
- Homophones: cereous, Sirius (one pronunciation)
Adjective
serious (comparative more serious or seriouser, superlative most serious or seriousest)
- Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition
- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily.
- Synonyms: earnest, solemn
- Important; weighty; not insignificant
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.
- He says he wants to buy the team, but is he serious?
- (of a relationship) Committed.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:serious
Antonyms
- (important, weighty): trifling, unimportant
- (intending what is said): jesting
Derived terms
- srs (abbreviation)
- dead serious
- seriously
- seriousness
- serious-minded
- serious-mindedly
- serious-mindedness
Translations
Adverb
serious (not comparable)
- (colloquial, dialect) In a serious manner; seriously.
Further reading
- serious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- serious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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hearty
English
Etymology
Equivalent to heart +? -y.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?h??ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??ti/
- Hyphenation: hearty
- Rhymes: -??(?)ti
Adjective
hearty (comparative heartier, superlative heartiest)
- warm and cordial towards another person
- c. 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent, Act IV, scene I:
- We, full of hearty tears / For our good father's loss
- c. 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent, Act IV, scene I:
- Energetic, active or eager.
- Cheerful, vivacious.
- Exhibiting strength; firm
- Promoting strength; nourishing.
- 1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xiv:
- I launched out in search of a vegetarian restaurant. […] I would trot ten or twelve miles each day, go into a cheap restaurant and eat my fill of bread, but would never be satisfied. During these wanderings I once hit on a vegetarian restaurant in Farringdon Street. The sight of it filled me with the same joy that a child feels on getting a thing after its own heart. Before I entered I noticed books for sale exhibited under a glass window near the door. I saw among them Salt's Plea for Vegetarianism. This I purchased for a shilling and went straight to the dining room. This was my first hearty meal since my arrival in England.
- 1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xiv:
Synonyms
- sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.
Derived terms
- heartily
- heartiness
Translations
Noun
hearty (plural hearties)
- (obsolete or humorous nautical) a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors.
Anagrams
- Hayter, Thayer, aethyr, earthy, yearth
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