Hyphenation of serious

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word serious? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

se-ri-ous

Definitions of serious:

1.
Concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
A serious student of history A serious attempt to learn to ski Gave me a serious look A serious young man Are you serious or joking? Don't be so serious!
2.
Of great consequence
Marriage is a serious matter
3.
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
A dangerous operation A grave situation A grave illness Grievous bodily harm A serious wound A serious turn of events A severe case of pneumonia A life-threatening disease
4.
Appealing to the mind
Good music A serious book
5.
Completely lacking in playfulness
6.
Requiring effort or concentration
Complex and not easy to answer or solve Raised serious objections to the proposal The plan has a serious flaw

Synonyms of serious:

adj serious, capital, earnest, in earnest, sincere, solemn, grave, sedate, sober, solemn, overserious, real, sensible, thoughtful, sobering
adj important, of import
adj dangerous, grave, grievous, severe, life-threatening, critical
adj good, intellectual
adj unplayful, sober
adj difficult, hard

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