different between seriously vs actually
seriously
English
Etymology
serious +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s???i.?sli/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??i.?sli/, /?si?i.?sli/
Adverb
seriously (comparative more seriously, superlative most seriously)
- (manner) In a serious or literal manner.
- Gravely; deeply; very much.
- Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation.
- Synonyms: no really, no kidding
- Used to call back to a previous point, in disbelief or for emphasis.
- Synonyms: no really, no kidding
Derived terms
- srsly (abbreviation)
Translations
Anagrams
- ureolysis
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actually
English
Etymology
From Middle English actualy, actuelly, equivalent to actual +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ak.(t)??.?.li/, /?ak.(t)??li/, /?ak.(t)??.li/, /?ak.(t)?li/
- (Conservative RP) IPA(key): /?ak.(t)??.?.l?/, /?ak.tj?.?.l?/
- (UK, nonstandard) IPA(key): /?at?.u.li/, /?at?.?.li/, /?at?.li/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æk.(t)?u.(?.)li/, /?æk.(t)?u.li/, /?æk.(t)??.li/, /?æk.(t)?li/
Adverb
actually (not comparable)
- (modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
- (obsolete) Actively.
- Neither actually […] nor passively.
Usage notes
- In other European languages, cognates of actually mean "now" or "currently"; (e.g., Portuguese "atualmente", Spanish "actualmente", French "actuellement", German "aktuell", Italian "attualmente", Czech "aktuáln?"), making it a false friend. This leads many non-native speakers of English to use "actually" when they mean "now" or "currently".
- Some commentators have:
- remarked upon the irony that this qualifier of veracity often introduces an utter lie; and,
- noted that in many cases, actually functions as little more than a vacuous emphatic utterance.
- In practice, actually and its synonyms are often used to insinuate that the following is either unusual or contrary to a norm or preceding assumption, or to merely preface an overconfident opinion contrasting a previous statement or norm (as per 'vacuous emphasis' note above).
- This is actually a really beautiful song. (contrasting opinion)
- Actually, I'm not from France – I'm from Switzerland. (contrary from assumption)
- At the check-out, the cashier actually greeted me for once. (contrary from norm)
Alternative forms
- actially (nonstandard)
- ackshually, ackshully, akshully, ackshly, akshly (eye dialect)
Synonyms
- (in act or in fact): as a matter of fact, in reality, literally, really, truthfully; see also Thesaurus:actually
Translations
References
Middle English
Adverb
actually
- Alternative form of actualy
Scots
Adverb
actually
- actually
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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