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earnestness
ear·nest 1 E0005900 (ûr′nĭst)adj. Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness: an earnest gesture of goodwill. See Synonyms at serious.Idiom: in earnest1. With a purposeful or sincere intent: settled down to study in earnest for the examination.2. Serious; determined: "Both sides are deeply in earnest, with passions that approximate those of civil war" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
[Middle English ernest, from Old English eornoste; see er- in Indo-European roots.]
ear′nest·ly adv.ear′nest·ness n.
ear·nest 2 E0005900 (ûr′nĭst)n.1. Earnest money.2. A token of something to come; a promise or assurance.
[Middle English ernest, variant of ernes, alteration of Old French erres, pl. of erre, pledge, from Latin arra, alteration of arrabō, from Greek arrabōn, earnest-money, of Canaanite origin; see ʕrb in Semitic roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  earnestness - an earnest and sincere feeling seriousness, sinceritysolemnity, gravity - a solemn and dignified feeling | | 2. | earnestness - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Riceserious-mindedness, seriousness, sinceritytrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturecommitment, committedness - the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"graveness, gravity, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness - a manner that is serious and solemnsedateness, solemness, solemnity, staidness - a trait of dignified seriousness |
earnestnessnoun1. seriousness, resolution, passion, enthusiasm, warmth, gravity, urgency, zeal, sincerity, fervour, eagerness, ardour, keenness He spoke with intense earnestness.2. determination, resolve, urgency, zeal, ardour, vehemence the earnestness of their struggle for freedomearnestnessnounSober sincerity:seriousness, sobersidedness.Translationsearnest (ˈəːnist) adjective1. serious or over-serious. an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression. 認真的 认真的2. showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling. He made an earnest attempt to improve his work. 鄭重其事的，誠摯的 诚挚的ˈearnestness noun 認真，誠摯，鄭重其事 认真，诚挚 earnestly adverb 認真地，誠摯地 认真地，诚挚地 in earnest1. serious; not joking. I am in earnest when I say this. 認真的 认真的2. seriously; with energy and determination. He set to work in earnest. 鄭重其事地 诚挚地EncyclopediaSeeearnestearnestness
Synonyms for earnestnessnoun seriousnessSynonyms- seriousness
- resolution
- passion
- enthusiasm
- warmth
- gravity
- urgency
- zeal
- sincerity
- fervour
- eagerness
- ardour
- keenness
noun determinationSynonyms- determination
- resolve
- urgency
- zeal
- ardour
- vehemence
Synonyms for earnestnessnoun sober sinceritySynonyms- seriousness
- sobersidedness
Synonyms for earnestnessnoun an earnest and sincere feelingSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the trait of being seriousSynonyms- serious-mindedness
- seriousness
- sincerity
Related Words- trait
- commitment
- committedness
- graveness
- gravity
- soberness
- sobriety
- somberness
- sombreness
- sedateness
- solemness
- solemnity
- staidness
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