Mournful vs Serious - What's the difference?
mournful | serious | Related terms |
Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
Fit to inspire mourning; tragic.
* (Edgar Allan Poe)
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.
Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.
Mournful is a related term of serious.
As adjectives the difference between mournful and serious
is that mournful is filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.mournful
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Alternative forms
* mournfullAdjective
(en-adj)- Having deposited our mournful burden upon tressels within this region of horror, we partially turned aside the yet unscrewed lid of the coffin, and looked upon the face of the tenant.
Synonyms
* See alsoserious
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Adjective
(en-adj)- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious , laugh so heartily.
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.