Meanings
adjectivesemiserious (not comparable)
alternative semi-serious
- not comparablesomewhat or partially serious
Rosenblum's semiserious survey of dogs in art illustrates major cultural and social changes over the centuries.
1988 November 4, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmi-
- Englishsemi-
- Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
- Proto-Italic*sēros
- Latinsērus
- Proto-Indo-European*swer-
- Proto-Italic*swerjos?
- Latinsērius
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Medieval Latinsēriōsus
- Old Frenchserieux
- Middle Englishseryows
- Englishserious
- Englishsemiserious
Translations
French mi-sérieux
- mi-sérieuxsomewhat or partially serious
Italian semiserio
- semiseriosomewhat or partially serious
Polish na wpół poważny
- na wpół poważnysomewhat or partially serious
Cite this entry
APA
semiserious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiserious
MLA
“semiserious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiserious. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiserious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiserious.
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