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| earnest adj | (serious) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | Adam is an earnest young man who has no time for jokes. |
| stern adj | (severe, serious) | streng bn |
| | | ernstig bn |
| | Alice's father was a stern man who expected his children to obey him at all times. |
| solemn adj | (person: serious) | ernstig bn |
| | The judge was very solemn as he read the sentence. |
somber (US),
sombre (UK) adj | (person: grave, serious) | somber bn |
| | | naargeestig bn |
| | | ernstig bn |
| | She looked so somber that I asked her what was wrong. |
| grievous adj | (grave, serious) | erg, ernstig bn |
| | The army suffered grievous losses in the battle. |
| momentous adj | (very important) | gewichtig, ernstig, belangrijk bn |
| | Getting married is a momentous occasion. |
| unsmiling adj | (straight-faced, solemn) | grimmig bn |
| | | ernstig bn |
| | The unsmiling headmaster ordered the two boys to wait outside his office. |
| heavily adv | (very much) | erg, enorm, ernstig bw |
| | The heavily loaded truck slowly drove up the hill. |
| acutely adv | (intensely) | ernstig, hevig bw |
| | | acuut bw |
| | He began to feel acutely lonely after a week in the wilderness. |
| earnestly adv | (seriously) | serieus, ernstig bw |
| | If you ask her earnestly she'll be happy to help. |
| severely adv | (extremely, seriously) | ernstig, zwaar bw |
| | The failure rate is severely high. |
| solemnly adv | (seriously, gravely) | plechtig bw |
| | | belangrijk, gewichtig, ernstig bw |
| | "Once you make your decision, you cannot go back," the wizard said solemnly. |
| grievously adv | formal (seriously, gravely) | ernstig, erg bw |
| | The city suffered grievously during the enemy occupation. |
| gravely adv | (seriously) | ernstig bw |
| | Rita was gravely injured in a car accident. |
somberly (US),
sombrely (UK) adv | (without humor, seriously) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| major adj | (serious) | ernstig, gevaarlijk, ernstig bn |
| | Illegal downloads pose a major threat to the music industry. |
| serious adj | (solemn) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | When the kids saw Helena's serious expression, they knew they were in trouble. |
| grave adj | (serious) | ernstig, erg bn |
| | Circumstances in the current war are very grave. |
| severe adj | (serious, stern) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | Ellen's severe manner can make people rather nervous. |
| sober adj | figurative (serious, rational) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | Marion's sober outlook makes her a good person to ask for advice. |
| seriously adv | (in a serious manner) | serieus, ernstig bn |
| | Jim studied the object seriously. |
| soberly adv | (solemnly) | ernstig, plechtig bw |
| | "There are consequences for your actions," the judge said soberly. |
| gravely adv | (solemnly) | ernstig bw |
| | The foreman of the jury gravely announced the verdict. |
| serious adj | (requiring concentration) | serieus bn |
| | | ernstig bn |
| | It is a serious situation and he is treating it as such. |
| severe adj | (expression: serious) | streng, ernstig bn |
| | When Sean got home at two in the morning, he found his mother waiting for him with a severe look on her face. |
| acute adj | (illness: sudden, severe) | acuut bn |
| | | ernstig bn |
| | Liza has acute bronchitis and is absent today. |
| solemn adj | (speech: serious, earnest) | plechtig bn |
| | | ernstig bn |
| | | gewichtig, belangrijk bn |
| | In a solemn speech he urged the UN to endorse the sanctions. |
| broody adj | (brooding, serious) | serieus, ernstig bn |
| | | somber, bedrukt bn |
| | | peinzend bn |
| | It's not easy sharing a house with two broody teenagers. |
| austere adj | (serious, solemn) | ernstig, serieus bn |
| | | ingetogen bn |
| | The mood of this Requiem Mass is austere. |
| critically adv | (ill, injured: seriously) | kritiek, ernstig bw |
| | (formeel) | precair bw |
| | One man was critically injured in the accident. |
| serious adj | (thoughtful) | bedachtzaam, ernstig bn |
| | | consciëntieus bn |
| | You look very serious when you're reading. |
| profound adj | (deafness: severe) | ernstig bn |
| | | zeer ernstig bw+bn |
| | Profound deafness needn't be a barrier to a good education. |
| seriously adv | informal (very) | erg, zwaar, ernstig bw |
| | You saw flashing lights in the sky? That's seriously weird! |
| bad adj | (upsetting) | slecht, ernstig bn |
| | I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. |