nonserious

Examples

• All

• At the party, they played nonserious games like charades and Pictionary.

• We could have a nonserious dinner.

  Obsession (1976)

• At first blush, the coast may seem to be one of the least "important" spaces of Los Angeles; it is used mainly for recreational, "nonserious" activities, and it is on the city's edge.

  Academic text (2005)

• The comedian's jokes were meant to be nonserious, making the audience laugh instead of think.

Synonyms

T

trivial

vsnonserious

121 3.9

Not important or serious

is more playful or light in mood rather than strictly low value

U

unimportant

vsnonserious

54 1.9

Not worth attention or notice

is often lighter and less serious in mood than mere unimportance

N

negligible

vsnonserious

31 5.6

Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about

is more about a light, unserious mood than mere smallness

N

noncritical

vsnonserious

1 4.1

Not serious or urgent and not part of a dangerous situation

is more about light or playful mood than absence of urgency

U

unserious

vsnonserious

1 3.9

Not important or dangerous to worry about

is lighter in tone and often playful rather than only low consequence

F

frivol

vsnonserious

• Archaic

7.8

Not serious and showing little concern for important things

is light and playful in mood rather than merely careless

I

inconsequent

vsnonserious

9.1

Not important or serious compared with other things

is more lighthearted in tone rather than only insignificant

N

nonsubstantial

vsnonserious

7.0

Not solid, strong, or important

focuses on light, playful tone instead of material lack or weakness

Antonyms

S

serious

∞ 2.0

Important and needing careful thought because it can have large effects

How Serious

critical

917 4.0

serious

∞ 2.0

minor

600 2.4

nonserious

1 2.6

frivolous

74 6.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology