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101serious — adj. 1 thoughtful, earnest, sober, sedate, responsible, not reckless or given to trifling (has a serious air; a serious young person). 2 important, demanding consideration (this is a serious matter). 3 not slight or negligible (a serious injury;… …
102se´ri|ous|ness — se|ri|ous «SIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. a) showing deep thought or purpose; thoughtful; grave: »a serious manner, a serious face. SYNONYM(S): solemn, sober. See syn. under grave. (Cf. ↑grave) b) …
103se´ri|ous|ly — se|ri|ous «SIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. a) showing deep thought or purpose; thoughtful; grave: »a serious manner, a serious face. SYNONYM(S): solemn, sober. See syn. under grave. (Cf. ↑grave) b) …
104se|ri|ous — «SIHR ee uhs», adjective. 1. a) showing deep thought or purpose; thoughtful; grave: »a serious manner, a serious face. SYNONYM(S): solemn, sober. See syn. under grave. (Cf. ↑grave) b) …
105Pensive — Pen sive, a. [F. pensif, fr. penser to think, fr. L. pensare to weigh, ponder, consider, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Pension}, {Poise}.] 1. Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection; given to, or favorable to, earnest or …
106Solemn — Sol emn, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. {Silly}, {Annual}.] 1. Marked with… …
107Solemn League and Covenant — Solemn Sol emn, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. {Silly}, {Annual}.] 1. Marked… …
108Baroque — art redirects here. Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc. In the arts, the Baroque (pronounced /bə rɒk/) was a Western cultural epoch, commencing roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy.… …
109Charles Dickens — Dickens redirects here. For other uses, see Dickens (disambiguation). Charles Dickens …
110Edward Gibbon — Infobox Person caption = Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) birth date = April 27, 1737 death date = death date and age|1794|1|16|1737|4|27 birth place = Putney, England, UK death place = London, England, UKEdward Gibbon (April 27, 1737 [Gibbon s birthday …
