What does seriously mean?

seriously means "in a serious manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in seriously?

seriously has 4 syllables: ser-i-ou-sly. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /ˈsɪɹiəsli/.

What is another word for seriously?

Close synonyms include earnestly, in earnest, badly, severely, gravely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is seriously a common word?

seriously is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

seriously — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a serious manner
“talking earnestly with his son”
“she started studying snakes in earnest”
“a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce”
Synonymsearnestly in earnest
2.
to a severe or serious degree
“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
“badly injured”
“a severely impaired heart”
“is gravely ill”
“was seriously ill”
Synonymsbadly severely gravely

Questions about seriously

What does seriously mean?: seriously means "in a serious manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in seriously?: seriously has 4 syllables: ser-i-ou-sly. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /ˈsɪɹiəsli/.
What is another word for seriously?: Close synonyms include earnestly, in earnest, badly, severely, gravely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is seriously a common word?: seriously is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for seriously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a serious manner
“talking earnestly with his son”
“she started studying snakes in earnest”
“a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce”
Synonymsearnestly in earnest
2.
to a severe or serious degree
“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
“badly injured”
“a severely impaired heart”
“is gravely ill”
“was seriously ill”
Synonymsbadly severely gravely

Questions about seriously

What does seriously mean?: seriously means "in a serious manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in seriously?: seriously has 4 syllables: ser-i-ou-sly. The stress falls on "ser". In IPA it is /ˈsɪɹiəsli/.
What is another word for seriously?: Close synonyms include earnestly, in earnest, badly, severely, gravely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is seriously a common word?: seriously is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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