Prodigious vs Serious - What's the difference?
prodigious | serious |
Very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge.
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, Its prodigious size made me shrink again; yet I could not, without pleasure, behold, and even ventur'd to feel, such a length, such a breadth of animated ivory!}}
extraordinarily exciting or amazing
(obsolete) ominous, portentous
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.
As adjectives the difference between prodigious and serious
is that prodigious is very big in size or quantity; gigantic; colossal; huge while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.prodigious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* gigantic, colossal, huge, enormous; See also * amazing * ominous, portentousDerived terms
* prodigiouslyExternal links
* * *serious
English
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.