Information about the word grave (English → Esperanto: serioza)

Synonyms: earnest, serious, staid, meaningful, solemn

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ɡɹeɪ̯v/
Hyphenationgrave
Shavian alphabet𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝
Deseret alphabet𐑀𐑉𐐩𐑂

Degrees of comparison

Positivegrave
Comparativegraver
Superlativegravest

Usage samples

With a grave face Suldrun approached the table.
The grave blue eyes studied her.

Translations

Afrikaansserieus
Catalanseriós
Czechvážný
Danishalvorlig
Dutchernstig; stemmig
Esperantoserioza
Faeroeseálvarsamur
Finnishvakava
Frenchsérieux
Germanernst
Greekσοβαρός
Icelandicalvarlegur
Italianserio
Low Germanseriöös
Norwegianalvorlig
Papiamentoserio
Polishpoważny
Portuguesegrave; sério; sisudo
Romanianserios
Saterland Frisianiedenst; betoacht
Spanishformal; serio
Swedishallvarlig
Turkishağırbaşlı
West Frisianearnstich