non-serious
adjective
(alsononserious)uk/ˌnɒnˈsɪə.ri.əs/us/ˌnɑːnˈsɪr.i.əs/non-seriousadjective(NOT BAD)
notsevereineffect:
A fewpassengerssufferednon-seriousinjuriesas aresultof thecrash.
Onechilddevelopeda non-seriousrash.
- Thisdrugcan have a few non-serioussideeffects.
- Peopleconvictedof nonseriouscrimesmay not have to go toprison.
Serious and severe
- acutely
- acuteness
- catastrophic
- critical
- critically
- dire
- egregious
- fatal
- grave
- heaviness
- non-fatal
- seriously
- severe
- severely
- severity
- stiff
- stringent
- terminal
- toughness
- utmost
non-seriousadjective(JOKING)
jokingorintendedto befunny:
Shesmiledtosignalthe nonseriousnatureof hercomment.
Let meoffera non-seriousanswerto thatquestion.
- Imanagedtokeeptheconversationmovingin aplayfuland nonseriousdirection.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- droll
- facetious
- hilarious
- joker
- jokester
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- priceless
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- scream
- uproarious
non-seriousadjective(NOT IMPORTANT)
[before noun]
notneedingordeservingyourcompleteattention:
Sheseesrockmusicas a non-seriousartform.
They use thelocaldialectforcasual, non-seriouscommunication.
- I do notthinkthat you shouldtreatlearningalanguageas a non-seriousleisureactivity.
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- peripheral
- petty
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- secondarily
- subordinate
- valueless