ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SERIOUS
From Late Latin sēriōsus, from Latin sērius; probably related to Old English swǣr gloomy, Gothic swers esteemed.
10 QUOTES WITH «SERIOUS»
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serious.
A considerable number of persons are able to protect themselves against the outbreak of serious neurotic phenomena only through intense work.
Play so that you may be serious.
The essence of a tragedy, or even of a serious play, is the spiritual awakening, or regeneration, of the hero.
The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them.
Historically, filmmakers always fall in love with every frame, but now that even neophytes are given final cut, this love affair carries with it serious economic implications.
I know so many people who are so much better at it than I am, and I think I'm a goofier person rather than a serious, dramatic actress, so I probably belong in comedy.
Being a funny person does an awful lot of things to you. You feel that you mustn't get serious with people. They don't expect it from you, and they don't want to see it. You're not entitled to be serious, you're a clown.
I was raised in a family where no one had a serious bone in their body and every answer was a riddle, a joke, or a prank.
Around the age of 14, 15, I was in the studio, serious about it.
I often do very serious roles, but really I am a big clown.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERIOUS»
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serious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
serious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Serious Play: How the World's Best Companies Simulate to ...
An examination of corporate innovation processes identifies the challenges presented by digital simulation technologies and explores the impact of prototyping and experimentation on corporate structures
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Serious Leisure: A Perspective for Our Time
Serious Leisure offers a comprehensive view and analysis of the current state of the sociology of leisure.
Bam Marger's personal writings, photos and drawings.
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Serious Play: Modern Clown Performance
This is the first book to consider clowning venues and styles in light of play theory, including comparisons of traditional clown comedy and contemporary circuses like Cirque du Soleil.
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Serious Training for Endurance Athletes
Plus, the book features the latest training advice for running, cycling, mountain biking, swimming, rowing, cross-country skiing, cross training, duathlons, and triathlons.
This book was originally published in 1970 by Viking Press.
"Serious Cycling" includes all the information needed to evaluate and improve every aspect of cycling training and performance and shows how to create the most personalized and efficient program possible.
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Serious Proposal to the Ladies
Its reception was so controversial that Astell responded with a lengthy sequel, also in this volume.
Mary Astell, Patricia Springborg, 2002
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
John McEnroe, James Kaplan, 2002
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Serious Games: Games That Educate, Train, And Inform
Provides information on how to take entertainment game development skills and adapt them to the design of serious games for education, training, and healing.
David R. Michael, Sande Chen, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERIOUS»
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serious is used in the context of the following news items.
Push to Lift Minimum Wage Is Now Serious Business
It started in New York City as what seemed a quixotic drive confined to fast-food workers. But the movement to raise the hourly minimum wage took root in other ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Is this guy serious? Could Republican frontrunner Trump actually win?
“This is a guy who obviously, on every axis, is not a serious candidate, but who has touched a combination of factors – he's got a lot of built-in name ID and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Bernanke Isn't Serious
By which I mean that he isn't Serious. His latest on Greece and the euro suggests that the deeper problems lie not in Greek fecklessness but in the refusal of the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Byron Wien on 'Only Way to Make Serious Money'
For new readers, he is a finance person in his 80's who has built his reputation by identifying important trend changes early and putting serious money behind ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
US Open 2015: Mood Turns Serious After Jason Day's Health Scare
Spieth, who drained his birdie for a three-under 67 that left him tied for the early lead at five-under 135, walked off the green looking awfully serious for someone ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Trump Is Serious: Why the Donald's Presidential Campaign Is More …
Will Donald Trump's personal ethos and intricate psyche be offended if his candidacy isn't taken seriously, leading him to stay in the race much longer than he ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
Serious OS X and iOS flaws let hackers steal keychain, 1Password …
Update: Late Friday afternoon, Apple officials released the following statement: "Earlier this week we implemented a server-side app security update that ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
Seriously Bad Ideas
Oxford, Britain — One thing we've learned in the years since the financial crisis is that seriously bad ideas — by which I mean bad ideas that appeal to the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Mexico Getting Serious About Fighting Corruption
Fernando Cevallos, leader of Control Risks' compliance, intelligence, investigations and technology team for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, talks ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Serious Eats and Roadfood Are Sold to Fexy Media
Here's more evidence that cheap eats have become big business. Serious Eats and Roadfood, two food-focused websites that are largely associated with the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
