SERIOUS    嚴肅

EARNEST AND BELIEVING ONE'S ACTS to be IMPORTANT.
SOLEMNEARNESTGRAVESOMBERSOBERUNSMILINGPOKER-FACEDSTERNGRIMDOURHUMORLESSSTONY-FACEDTHOUGHTFULPREOCCUPIEDPENSIVE
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 ／
Hyponym
  • SEVERE　SERIOUS AND NOT TENDING to PARDON. (anc: 17/0, child: 0)
Antonym
See also
  • DILIGENTEAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT.
  • DECENTGOOD so as to CONFORM to CUSTOMS in a GROUP.
Hypernym
  • EARNEST　DILIGENT AND SERIOUS IN-RELATION-TO one's SELF:own BELIEFS AND ASPIRATIONS. (anc: 15/0, child: 3)
  • DILIGENT　EAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT. (anc: 14/0, child: 7)
  • EAGER　INTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • 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

    • Words (10 items)

    莊  zhuāng OC: skraŋ MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ 8 Attributions
      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
    肅  sù OC: sɯwɡ MC: suk 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVwith serious diligence
    • viactbe stern, serious and diligent
    • virituallybe formal and serious (in relation to others)CH
    重  zhòng OC: doŋʔ MC: ɖi̯oŋ 4 Attributions
      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
    儼嚴  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC:
    嚴  yán OC: ŋɡam MC: ŋi̯ɐm 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactserious diligence, respectful concernLZ
    • vadVwith serious diligence
    • viactbe serious
    矜莊  jīn zhuāng MC: king tsrjang OC: klɯŋ skraŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeatureseriousness and dignityLZ
    鄭重  zhèng zhòng OC: deŋs doŋʔ MC: ɖiɛŋ ɖi̯oŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVseriously
    矜持  jīn chí MC: king dri OC: klɯŋ ɡrlɯ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPimaintain a serious attitudeDS
    莊嚴  zhuāng yán OC: skraŋ ŋɡam MC: ʈʂi̯ɐŋ ŋi̯ɐm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturesolemnity
    • VPt(oN)make solemn arrangements for
    嚴  yán OC: ŋɡam MC: ŋi̯ɐm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNof seriousness and spiritual purity of concern
    堂  táng OC: daaŋ MC: dɑŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vi.redbe dignified