Serious

"Serious" in German

ernst

(without humor or expression of happiness)

ernst

(important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)

ernsthaft

(important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)

ernsthaft

(really intending what is said; being in earnest)

schwerwiegend

(important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)

seriös

(without humor or expression of happiness)

èèrnscht

(important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play)

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