serious
— Adjective
– English
～ 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!"
serious-minded
— Adjective
– English
～ acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man"
serious
— Adjective
– English
～ completely lacking in playfulness
serious
— Adjective
– English
～ 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"
serious
— Adjective
– English
～ requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw"
serious
— Adjective
– English
～ appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"
serious
— Adjective
– English
～ of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"
serologic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to serology
serological
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to serology
serous
— Adjective
– English
～ of or producing or containing serum; "a serous exudate"
serpentine
— Adjective
– English
～ resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"
serrate
— Adjective
– English
～ notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
serrated
— Adjective
– English
～ notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
serried
— Adjective
– English
～ (especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together; "in serried ranks"
serrulate
— Adjective
– English
～ minutely serrated
self-service
— Adjective
– English
～ of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves
serviceable
— Adjective
– English
～ capable of being put to good use; "a serviceable kitchen gadget"
serviceable
— Adjective
– English
～ ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"
serviceable
— Adjective
– English
～ intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; "serviceable low-heeled shoes"
servile
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"; "servile work"