earnest¹ /ûrˈnist/

1. Intent
2. Sincere in intention
3. Serious, esp over-serious, in disposition
4. Determined or wholehearted
5. Fervent or impassioned

Used in the expression in earnest (see below)

earˈnestly adverb

earˈnestness noun

in all earnestness

1. Most sincerely
2. Urgently

in earnest

1. Serious or seriously, not joking
2. In a determined or unequivocal way
3. In reality

earnest² /ûrˈnist/

1. Payment given to confirm a contract (also earˈnest-money or earˈnest-penny)
2. A pledge
3. A sign or foretaste of what is to come
4. First-fruits

• freewoman
• freewomen
• Free World
• freezable
• freezd
• freeze
• freeze down
• freeze-dried
• freeze-dries
• freeze-dry
• freeze-drying
• freeze-frame
• freeze-framed
• freeze-frames
• freeze-framing
• freeze out
• freeze-out
• freezer
• freezers
• freezes
• freeze-up
• freeze-ups
• freezing
• freezing-down
• freezing mixture