SERIOUS  嚴肅

EARNEST AND BELIEVING ONE'S ACTS to be IMPORTANT.
SOLEMNEARNESTGRAVESOMBERSOBERUNSMILINGPOKER-FACEDSTERNGRIMDOURHUMORLESSSTONY-FACEDTHOUGHTFULPREOCCUPIEDPENSIVE
Antonym
Hypernym
  • EARNESTDILIGENT AND SERIOUS IN-RELATION-TO one's SELF:own BELIEFS AND ASPIRATIONS.
    • DILIGENTEAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT.
      • EAGERINTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM.
        • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED....
See also
  • DILIGENTEAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT.
    • DECENTGOOD so as to CONFORM to CUSTOMS in a GROUP.
      Hyponym
      • SEVERE SERIOUS AND NOT TENDING to PARDON.
        Modern Chinese Criteria
        莊嚴

        莊重

        整肅

        嚴肅

        肅穆

        尊嚴

        謹嚴

        嚴正

        威嚴

        儼然

        愀然

        正色

        斂容

        魚魚雅雅

        rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

        • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

          SERIOUS

          austerus refers to the gravity natural to an intellectual.

          severus refers to gravity as a moral quality.

          difficilis refers to someone who does not understand the art of relaxed interaction with other persons, and the word is a pejorative term.

          morosus refers to someone who is scrupulous and wants everything to be done according to rule, for want of tolerance.

          tetricus refers to a fastidious person who is stiff and constrained from pedantry.

        • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 2.720

          ERNST

        • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 724

        • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.346:234

          GRAVE.SERIEUX

        • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.150.112

          GRAVE.SERIEUX.PRUDE

        • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 64B

        Attributions by syntactic funtion

        • vi : 15
        • nab : 4
        • vtoN : 1
        • NPab : 1
        • vadV : 1
        • VPi : 1
        • VPadV : 1

        Attributions by text

        • 論語 : 5
        • 禮記 : 3
        • 孝經 : 3
        • 荀子 : 2
        • 春秋左傳 : 2
        • 莊子 : 2
        • 韓非子 : 2
        • 說苑 : 1
        • 搜神記 : 1
        • 劉義慶世說新語 : 1
        • 賢愚經 : 1
        • 法言 : 1

        Words

          zhuāng OC: skraŋ MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 8 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabpsychseriousness, dignified pondus; serious concern with something
        • vibe serious and not frivolous in nature
        • viactbe dignified and serious in action; put on an air of dignified seriousness
          sù OC: sɯwɡ MC: suk 5 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vadVwith serious diligence
        • viactbe stern, serious and diligent
        • virituallybe formal and serious (in relation to others)CH
        儼嚴  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
          yán OC: ŋɡam MC: ŋi̯ɐm 4 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabactserious diligence, respectful concernLZ
        • vadVwith serious diligence
        • viactbe serious
          zhòng OC: doŋʔ MC: ɖi̯oŋ 4 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • nabsocialpolitical and social weight; authorityDS
        • viactserious; endowed with social weight; act with conviction; have the courage of one's convictions
        • vtoNputative; passivebe taken seriouslyDS
        鄭重  zhèng zhòng OC: deŋs doŋʔ MC: ɖiɛŋ ɖi̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPadVseriously
        矜莊  jīn zhuāng MC: king tsrjang OC: klɯŋ skraŋLZ 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPabfeatureseriousness and dignityLZ
        矜持  jīn chí MC: king dri OC: klɯŋ ɡrlɯDS 1 AttributionWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPimaintain a serious attitudeDS
          táng OC: daaŋ MC: dɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • vi.redbe dignified
          yán OC: ŋɡam MC: ŋi̯ɐm 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • VPadNof seriousness and spiritual purity of concern
        莊嚴  zhuāng yán OC: skraŋ ŋɡam MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ ŋi̯ɐm 0 AttributionsWD
          Syntactic words
        • NPabfeaturesolemnity
        • VPt(oN)make solemn arrangements for

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