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nonserious

nonserious adjective: not serious.

Adjective

nonserious (not comparable)

  1. Not serious.
    • Very rare and life-threatening disorders[…] can start with a common, nonserious symptom.2007 July 11, “The Art and Science of Diagnosis (4 Letters)”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    unserious

Synonyms of nonserious

Origin of nonserious

From non- + serious.

Words formed from nonserious

Questions about nonserious

What does nonserious mean?
Nonserious means not serious.
What part of speech is nonserious?
Nonserious is an adjective.

Words near nonserious in the dictionary

  1. nonserialized
  2. nonserially
  3. nonserials
  4. nonseries
  5. nonserif
  6. nonserious
  7. nonseriously
  8. nonseriousness
  9. nonseroconverter
  10. nonseroconverters
  11. nonserologic

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