serious-minded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- serious-mindedly adverb
- serious-mindedness noun
Etymology
Origin of serious-minded
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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“You know, a serious-minded man like myself, I would never get caught scrolling and watching people fall down or make funny dance things. But I do love it. I have to. I’m surrounded by it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
"I regard acting," she once said, "as a serious job for serious-minded people."
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
Growing up, Cindy loved reading and was serious-minded when she needed to be, said David Kim, whose family went to the same Korean church as her family in College Station.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2023
In Washington, Mr. Lawler has positioned himself as a serious-minded moderate, breaking with his party on some cultural issues while supporting Mr. McCarthy’s debt ceiling and spending proposal.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
Heavy, serious-minded bears and boars grunted behind him.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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