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serius

Pronunciation: /ˈsiriəs/

“serius” is a Malay word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.
  2. Important; weighty; not insignificant.
  3. Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving.

interjection

  1. Used to express disbelief; seriously, for real.

Etymology

Borrowed from English serious, from Middle English seryows, from Old French serieux, from Medieval Latin sēriōsus, an extension of Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).

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