serious : Idioms & Phrases


serious music

  • noun traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
    classical music; classical.
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serious-minded

  • adjective satellite acting with or showing thought and good sense
    thoughtful.
    • a sensible young man
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serious-mindedness

  • noun the trait of being serious
    seriousness; earnestness; sincerity.
    • a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
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