| earnest | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. earnest | something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract. |
| ~ surety, security | property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation.; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" |
| ~ arles, earnest money | money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract. |
| adj. | 2. earnest, sincere, solemn | characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions.; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" |
| ~ serious | 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!" |
| adj. | 3. dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt | earnest.; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" |
| ~ sincere | open and genuine; not deceitful.; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" |
| adj. | 4. businesslike, earnest | not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal. |
| ~ purposeful | serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal. |
| serious | | |
| adj. | 1. serious | 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!" |
| ~ earnest, sincere, solemn | characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions.; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" |
| ~ grave, solemn, sedate, sober | dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" |
| ~ overserious | excessively serious. |
| ~ real | not to be taken lightly.; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real" |
| ~ serious-minded, thoughtful | acting with or showing thought and good sense.; "a sensible young man" |
| ~ sobering | tending to make sober or more serious.; "the news had a sobering effect" |
| ~ solid | of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial.; "work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts" |
| adj. | 2. serious | of great consequence.; "marriage is a serious matter" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| adj. | 3. dangerous, grave, grievous, life-threatening, serious, severe | 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" |
| ~ critical | being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency.; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" |
| adj. | 4. good, serious | appealing to the mind.; "good music"; "a serious book" |
| ~ intellectual | appealing to or using the intellect.; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature" |
| adj. | 5. serious, sober, unplayful | completely lacking in playfulness. |
| adj. | 6. serious | requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve.; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw" |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
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