serious-minded
Not easily amused
Serious-minded describes someone focused on substantial matters rather than frivolity—earnest, thoughtful, and purposeful in their pursuits.
A serious-minded student prioritizes academics over parties.
The term can suggest admirable dedication or, sometimes, a lack of humor: He's too serious-minded to enjoy a silly comedy.
Serious and worrying
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
- soberFree from intoxication
- somberGravely serious in mood
- staidSerious and conventional
austere · stern · formal · reserved · stoic · humorless · unsmiling · dour
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- pensiveQuietly, sadly thoughtful
deliberative · meditative · ruminative · pondering · discerning · judicious · prudent · sagacious
Wholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
purposeful · conscientious · steadfast · resolute · determined · focused · driven · zealous
Marked by serious learning
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
- academicRelating to education or theory
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
bookish · analytical · knowledgeable · inquisitive · educated · informed · cerebral · brainy
grave
Serious and worrying
staid · austere · stern · formal · reserved · stoic · humorless · unsmiling · dour · strait-laced
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- reflectiveCasting back light
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
pensive · deliberative · meditative · ruminative · pondering · discerning · judicious · prudent · sagacious · considered
dedicated
Wholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- sincereGenuinely felt, not feigned
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
devoted · purposeful · conscientious · steadfast · resolute · determined · focused · driven · zealous · industrious
scholarly
Marked by serious learning
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
- academicRelating to education or theory
- learnedHaving much knowledge
erudite · bookish · analytical · knowledgeable · inquisitive · educated · informed · cerebral · brainy · pedantic
serious-mindedfrivolous
Not worthy of attention
flighty · shallow · superficial · empty-headed · airheaded
serious-mindedsilly
Frivolous or absurd
goofy · playful · lighthearted · whimsical · flippant
serious-mindedaimless
Having no direction
directionless · feckless · irresponsible · pleasure-seeking · hedonistic
mind, serious, seriously, mindful, minded, seriousness, unserious, nonserious, unseriousness