Selfless vs Serious - What's the difference?
selfless | serious |
Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.
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 selfless and serious
is that selfless is having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.selfless
English
(wikipedia selfless)Adjective
(en adjective)- In a selfless act of gratitude for saving his mother's life, Peter committed to giving money to his local breast cancer charity each year for the rest of his life.
Derived terms
* selflessnessserious
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.