Serious vs Incurable - What's the difference?
serious | incurable | Related terms |
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.
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
* Sir J. Stephen
Serious is a related term of incurable.
As adjectives the difference between serious and incurable
is that serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn while incurable is of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.As a noun incurable is
one who cannot be cured.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.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* trifling, unimportant * (intending what is said) jestingDerived terms
* srs (abbreviation) * dead serious * seriously * seriousness * serious-minded * serious-mindedly * serious-mindednessExternal links
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*incurable
English
Adjective
(-)- They were labouring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.
