Serious vs Industrious - What's the difference?
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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.
Hard-working and persistent; worksome.
Serious is a related term of industrious.
As adjectives the difference between serious and industrious
is that serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn while industrious is hard-working and persistent; worksome.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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*industrious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding.