The difference between Serious and Unimportant

When used as adjectives, serious means without humor or expression of happiness, whereas unimportant means petty.


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  1. Serious as an adjective:

    Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition

    Examples:

    "It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily."

    "synonyms: earnest solemn"

  2. Serious as an adjective:

    Important; weighty; not insignificant

    Examples:

    "This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts."

  3. Serious as an adjective:

    Really intending what is said; in earnest; not jocular or deceiving

    Examples:

    "After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention."

  1. Unimportant as an adjective:

    petty; not important or noteworthy

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