English-Thai Dictionary

serious

ADJ สาหัส  หนัก  อันตราย  ร้ายแรง  severe pressing sa-had

 

serious

ADJ เคร่งขรึม  เคร่งครัด  จริงจัง  เอาจริงเอาจัง  ซีเรียส  solemn earnest krang-kluam

 

seriously

ADV อย่างจริงจัง  จริงจัง  เป็นเรื่องเป็นราว  อย่างเอาจริงเอาจัง  อย่างเอาเป็นเอาตาย  จริงๆ  เป็นล่ำเป็นสัน  earnestly sincerely thoughtlessly yang-jing-jang

 

seriously

ADV อย่างร้ายแรง  อย่าง สาหัส  dangerously perilously threateningly safely solemnly yang-rai-rang

 

seriousness

N ความร้ายแรง  ความ อันตราย  enormity kwam-rai-rang

 

seriousness

N ความ เคร่งขรึม  ความจริงจัง  ความ วิตก  earnestness solemnity thoughtfulness fun gaiety kwam-krang-klum

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SERIOUS

a.[L. serius.] 1. Grave in manner or disposition; solemn; not light, gay or volatile; as a serious man; a serious habit or disposition.
2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or making false pretense. Are you serious, or in jest?
3. Important; weighty; not trifling.
The holy Sciptures bring to your ears the most serious things in the world. Young.
4. Particularlyattentive to religioul concerns or one's own religious state.

 

SERIOUSLY

adv. Gravely; solemnly; in earnest; without levity. One of the first duties of a rational being is to inquire seriously why he was created, and what he is to do to answer the purpose of his cretion.

 

SERIOUSNESS

n. 1. Gravity of manner or of mind; solemnity. He spoke with great serioulness, or with an air of seriousness.
2. Earnest attention, particularly to religious concerns
That spirit of religion and seriousness vanished all at once. Atterbury.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERIOUS

Se "ri *ous, a. Etym: [L. serius: cf. F. sérieux, LL. seriosus.]

 

1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile. He is always serious, yet there is about his manner a graceful ease. Macaulay.

 

2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving. Beaconsfield.

 

3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave. The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most serious things in the world. Young.

 

4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.

 

Syn. -- Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See Grave. -- Se "ri *ous *ly, adv. -- Se "ri *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

serious

se ri ous |ˈsi (ə )rēəs ˈsɪriəs | ▶adjective 1 (of a person ) solemn or thoughtful in character or manner: her face grew serious. • (of a subject, state, or activity ) demanding careful consideration or application: marriage is a serious matter. • (of thought or discussion ) careful or profound: we give serious consideration to safety recommendations. • (of music, literature, or other art forms ) requiring deep reflection and inviting a considered response: he bridges the gap between serious and popular music. 2 acting or speaking sincerely and in earnest, rather than in a joking or halfhearted manner: suddenly he wasn't teasing any more —he was deadly serious | actors who are serious about their work. 3 significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk; not slight or negligible: she escaped serious injury | Haydn was Mozart's only serious rival. 4 [ attrib. ] informal substantial in terms of size, number, or quality: he suddenly had serious money to spend | a serious chocolate cheesecake. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French serieux or late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius ‘earnest, serious. ’

 

seriously

se ri ous ly |ˈsi (ə )rēəslē ˈsɪriəsli | ▶adverb 1 in a solemn or considered manner: the doctor looked seriously at him. 2 with earnest intent; not lightly or superficially: I seriously considered canceling my subscription. • really or sincerely (used esp. to indicate a response of surprise or shock ): do you seriously believe that I would jeopardize my career by such acts? • [ sentence adverb ] used to add sincerity to a statement that is to follow, esp. after a facetious exchange of remarks: seriously though, shortcuts rarely work. • informal used to indicate surprise at what someone has said and to check whether they really meant it: “I'm dying to know. ” “Seriously? ” “Of course. ” 3 to a degree that is significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk: the amount of fat you eat can seriously affect your health | [ as submodifier ] : three men are seriously ill in the hospital. 4 [ as submodifier ] informal very: he was seriously rich | I drove to the station in a seriously bad mood. PHRASES take someone /something seriously regard someone or something as important and worthy of attention.

 

seriousness

ser i ous ness |ˈsi (ə )rēəsnis ˈsɪriəsnəs | ▶noun the quality or state of being serious: we are aware of the seriousness of the situation | she replied with deadly seriousness. PHRASES in all seriousness very seriously; not as a joke: I ask this question in all seriousness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

serious

ser |ious |ˈsɪərɪəs | ▶adjective 1 demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application: marriage is a serious matter | we give serious consideration to safety recommendations. • solemn or thoughtful in character or manner: her face grew serious. • (of music, literature, or other art forms ) requiring or meriting deep reflection: he bridges the gap between serious and popular music. 2 acting or speaking sincerely and in earnest, rather than in a joking or half-hearted manner: actors who are serious about their work. 3 significant or worrying because of possible danger or risk; not slight or negligible: she escaped serious injury. 4 [ attrib. ] informal substantial in terms of size, number, or quality: he suddenly had serious money to spend. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French serieux or late Latin seriosus, from Latin serius ‘earnest, serious ’.

 

seriously

ser |ious ¦ly |ˈsɪərɪəsli | ▶adverb 1 in a solemn or considered manner: the doctor looked seriously at him. 2 with earnest intent; not lightly or superficially: I seriously considered cancelling my subscription. • really or sincerely: do you seriously believe that I would jeopardize my career by such acts? • [ sentence adverb ] used to add sincerity to a statement, especially after a facetious exchange of remarks: seriously though, short cuts rarely work. 3 to a degree that is significant or worrying: the amount of fat you eat can seriously affect your health | [ as submodifier ] : three men are seriously ill in hospital. 4 [ as submodifier ] informal very; extremely: he was seriously rich. PHRASES take someone /thing seriously regard someone or something as important and worthy of attention.

 

seriousness

ser ¦ious |ness |ˈsɪərɪəsnəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being serious: we are aware of the seriousness of the situation | she replied with deadly seriousness. PHRASES in all seriousness very seriously; not as a joke: I ask this question in all seriousness.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

serious

serious adjective 1 a serious expression: solemn, earnest, grave, somber, sober, unsmiling, poker-faced, stern, grim, dour, humorless, stony-faced; thoughtful, preoccupied, pensive. ANTONYMS lighthearted, cheerful. 2 serious decisions: important, significant, consequential, momentous, weighty, far-reaching, major, grave; urgent, pressing, crucial, critical, vital, life-and-death, high-priority. ANTONYMS unimportant, trivial. 3 give serious consideration to this: careful, detailed, in-depth, deep, profound, meaningful. ANTONYMS superficial. 4 a serious play: intellectual, highbrow, heavyweight, deep, profound, literary, learned, scholarly; informal heavy. ANTONYMS lowbrow, light. 5 serious injuries: severe, grave, bad, critical, acute, terrible, dire, dangerous, perilous, parlous; formal grievous. ANTONYMS minor, negligible. 6 we're serious about equality: in earnest, earnest, sincere, wholehearted, genuine; committed, resolute, determined. ANTONYMS halfhearted.

 

seriously

seriously adverb 1 Faye nodded seriously: solemnly, earnestly, gravely, soberly, somberly, sternly, grimly, dourly, humorlessly; pensively, thoughtfully. 2 she was seriously injured: severely, gravely, badly, critically, acutely, dangerously; formal grievously. 3 do you seriously expect me to come? really, actually, honestly. 4 seriously, I'm very pleased: joking aside, to be serious, honestly, truthfully, truly, I mean it; informal scout's honor. 5 informal “I've resigned. ” “Seriously? ”: really?, is that so?, is that a fact?, you're joking, well I never, go on, you don't say; informal you're kidding. 6 informal he was seriously rich. See extremely.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

serious

serious adjective 1 he had a serious expression on his face | Prudence was a thin, pale, serious young woman: solemn, earnest, grave, sober, sombre, unsmiling, poker-faced, stern, grim, dour, humourless, stony-faced; thoughtful, preoccupied, deep in thought, pensive, meditative, ruminative, contemplative, introspective; staid, sedate, studious, bookish. ANTONYMS light-hearted, cheerful, jovial. 2 we have some serious decisions to make: important, significant, consequential, of consequence, momentous, of moment, key, grave, weighty, far-reaching, major; urgent, pressing, crucial, critical, vital, life-and-death, high-priority; no joke, no laughing matter. ANTONYMS trivial, unimportant. 3 the president should give serious consideration to this advice: careful, detailed, in-depth, deep, profound, meaningful. ANTONYMS superficial. 4 a serious play about Art and Life: intellectual, highbrow, heavyweight, deep, profound, literary, learned, scholarly, cultured; classical; informal heavy. ANTONYMS light, lowbrow, populist. 5 four of the victims received serious injuries | he appealed for emergency foreign aid to combat the serious shortages of foodstuff and medicines: severe, grave, bad, critical, acute, alarming, worrying, grievous, dreadful, terrible, dire, extreme, dangerous, perilous, precarious; archaic or humorous parlous. ANTONYMS minor, negligible. 6 is the government serious about developing decent employment opportunities for women? in earnest, earnest, sincere, wholehearted, genuine, meaning what one says; committed, firm, resolute, resolved, determined. ANTONYMS uncommitted, half-hearted, flippant. 7 informal she spends serious sums of money. See considerable.

 

seriously

seriously adverb 1 Faye nodded seriously, biting her lower lip: solemnly, earnestly, gravely, soberly, sombrely, without smiling, with a poker face, sternly, grimly, dourly, humourlessly; thoughtfully, pensively, meditatively, ruminatively, contemplatively. ANTONYMS cheerfully, jovially. 2 one woman died and another was seriously injured: severely, gravely, badly, critically, acutely, sorely, grievously, desperately, alarmingly, dangerously, perilously. ANTONYMS slightly. 3 do you seriously expect me to believe that? really, actually, honestly. 4 seriously, I'm very pleased that you're staying: joking aside /apart, to be serious, honestly, without joking, no joking, truthfully, truly, I mean it; informal Scout's honour; Brit. informal straight up; dated honest Injun. 5 informal ‘I've handed in my notice. ’ ‘Seriously? ’: really?, is that so? is that a fact? you're joking! well I never, well I never did, go on, you don't say; informal you're kidding! well knock /blow me down with a feather; Brit. informal well I'll be blowed; N. Amer. informal well what do you know about that?; archaic go to. 6 informal he was seriously rich: extremely, very, really, dreadfully, terribly, awfully, fearfully, incredibly, amazingly, exceptionally, exceedingly, immensely, uncommonly, remarkably, extraordinarily; Scottish unco; French très; informal terrifically, tremendously, right, ultra, mega, mucho, stinking, majorly, oh-so, madly; Brit. informal jolly, ever so, dead, well; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, awful, powerful, way, bitching; S. African informal lekker; informal, dated devilish, frightfully; archaic exceeding.

 

seriousness

seriousness noun 1 in spite of the seriousness of his expression, Rostov was amused: solemnity, solemnness, earnestness, graveness, gravity, gravitas, soberness, sobriety, sombreness, sternness, grimness, dourness, humourlessness; thoughtfulness, preoccupation, pensiveness. ANTONYMS cheerfulness, joviality. 2 I stressed the seriousness of the matter: importance, significance, consequence, momentousness, moment, weightiness, weight; urgency, crucialness, vitalness. ANTONYMS triviality, unimportance. 3 he tried to play down the seriousness of his injuries: severity, severeness, gravity, graveness, acuteness, grievousness, extremity, danger, dangerousness, perilousness. 4 I doubt his seriousness: earnestness, sincerity, wholeheartedness, genuineness; commitment, firmness, resolution, resolve, determination.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

serious

se ri ous /sɪ́ ə riəs /〖語源は 「重い (heavy )」〗(副 )seriously 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈状況 病気 問題などが 〉重大な, 危険な , 重い , 深刻な , ゆゆしい (→grave 2 ); 重要な (important )▸ a serious problem [matter, issue ]深刻な問題 ▸ serious injury [damage ]重傷 [大損害 ]▸ Don't worry. It's nothing serious .心配しないでくれ . 大した事じゃないから ▸ the serious business of working out costs 費用の計算という重要な仕事 .2 〈人が 〉 «…に関して » 本気の , 熱心な «about » ; 〈提案などが 〉まじめな ; 〈恋などが 〉遊びではない ▸ Believe me, I'm deadly serious .信じてくれ . 本気だ ▸ Listen carefully. This is a serious suggestion .注意して聞いてくれ . まじめな提案なのだ ▸ If you have no serious boyfriend, would you like to have dinner with me tonight? もし本気で付き合っている男の子がいないなら今夜食事に行かないか ▸ Run for the next election? Be serious !｟話 ｠今度の選挙に出るだって . ばかを言うな コミュニケーション A: I won first prize in the contest . コンテストで優勝したよ .B: You can't be serious ! 冗談だろう .3 (比較なし )〖名詞 の前で 〗(娯楽ではなく )本格的な , まじめな ; 芸術本位の , かたい 〈記事 作品など 〉(↔light )▸ a serious article [book ]かたい内容の記事 [本 ]▸ serious music [literature ]クラシック音楽 [純文学 ]4 〈性格などが 〉きまじめな , 思慮深い (sensible ); 無口な , 笑わない (quiet ); 心配顔の ▸ He's quite a serious person .彼はあまり笑わない男だ 5 (比較なし )｟くだけて ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗大量の 〈金額など 〉; 性能がよい , 値段が高い 〈物 〉▸ You need serious exercise before you can fit into this dress. このドレスを着るにはかなり運動が必要だよ

 

seriously

se ri ous ly /sɪ́ ə riəsli /→serious 副詞 比較なし /2 , 3 はmore ～; most ～1 まじめに, 本気で , 真剣に ▸ I am seriously concerned about his future .私は彼の将来を本気で心配している 2 〈事態 問題が 〉深刻で ; 〈病気 傷が 〉重く ▸ The (opinion ) poll should be taken seriously .その世論調査の結果は深刻に受け止めねばならない ▸ be seriously ill [injured ]重病 [重傷 ]である 3 慎重に , 思慮深く ; 物静かに .4 ｟くだけて ｠〖形容詞 の前で 〗相当に , かなり 〈裕福な 多くの 〉(very )▸ become seriously rich 大金持ちになる 5 ｟話 ｠〖Seriously? 〗本気 [正気 ]かい (!相手の発話を受けて ) .6 ｟話 ｠〖文修飾 〗まじめな話だけど , 冗談はさておき ▸ Seriously , I disagree with you .まじめな話, 君には同意できない t à ke A s é riously A 〈人 物 〉を重要 [尊敬すべき ]であると見なす ; Aを深刻に受け止める (↑2 ).

 

seriousness

s é ri ous ness 名詞 U 深刻なこと ; まじめ [真剣 ]なこと ▸ in all seriousness 正直言って ; 大まじめに