SERIOUS MUSIC Synonyms

• serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

• relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

• having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination

• the central and most intense or profound part

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• literary term for an ocean

• to a great depth; far down or in

• to an advanced time

• to a great distance

• marked by depth of thinking

• very distant in time or space

• intense or extreme

• having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

• strong; intense

• relatively thick from top to bottom

• extending relatively far inward

• (of darkness) densely dark

• large in quantity or size

• with head or back bent low

• of an obscure nature

• difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

• exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

• something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

• sincerely earnest

• not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

• being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

• (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

• a lavish dance requiring formal attire

• a gown for evening wear

• characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

• represented in simplified or symbolic form

• logically deductive

• refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

• death of a person

• a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

• a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

• causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments

• serving or acting as a means or aid

• possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

• extremely sharp or severe

• (of color) having the highest saturation

• relating to or composed for an orchestra

• showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

• of the greatest intensity; complete

• far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

• coming from deep within one

• (of sleep) deep and complete

• situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

• (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel

• freed from impurities by processing

• showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

• precise to a fine degree

• suggesting taste, ease, and wealth

• dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

• characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

• having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire

• ahead in development; complex or intricate

• intellectually appealing

• relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony

• harmonious in sound

• exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

• taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

• having intellectual depth

• characterized by solemn, sincere manner

• considerate of the feelings or well-being of others

• consisting of or derived from tradition

• pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines

• having relatively great weight; heavy

• powerfully persuasive

• of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

• weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry

• excessively fat

• traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste