sērius (1) adj.
for * severius, from severus, grave, earnest, serious (only of things): rem seriam agere mecum, T.: dies religiosus ad agendum quicquam rei seriae, L.: verba, H.: verba seria dictu, H.—As subst n., earnestness, seriousness : res in serium versa est, Cu.—Plur, serious matters, earnest discourse : quam multa seria (in epistulis): cum his seria ac iocos celebrare, L.: Sed tamen amoto quaeramus seria ludo, H.