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   Ear·nest·ness

   /ˈərnəs(t)nəs/

   

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   • 1. sincere and intense conviction: "he tells his story with intense earnestness"

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   What is the purpose of "earnest"?

   • Earnest implies having a purpose and being steadily and soberly eager in pursuing it: an earnest student. Resolute adds a quality of determination: resolute in defending the right.

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   What is the origin of the word earnest?

   • Middle English ernes, ernest, from Anglo-French arres, erres, plural of erre earnest, from Latin arra, short for arrabo, from Greek arrhabōn, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew ʽērābhōn pledge “Earnest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earnest.

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   What is an example of earnest?

   • The word earnest can be used in many different ways in the English language. Below are a few different examples of earnest. Before his son journeyed on the hearty endeavour to change the mind of the cruel tyrant, Handsel gave earnest prayers. It was his dearest wish and most devout witches that his son would return home safely.

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   Earnestness definition: seriousness and zeal in intention, purpose, or effort. See examples of EARNESTNESS used in a sentence.

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   Earnest can be an adjective meaning serious, sincere, or important, or a noun meaning a serious state of mind, a promise, or a pledge. Learn the synonyms, examples, and history of earnest from Merriam-Webster.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › earnestnessEARNESTNESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Earnestness is the quality of being determined and serious, especially without humor. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see synonyms, antonyms and related words.

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   Earnestness is the quality of being determined and serious, especially without humour. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

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   Earnestness is the quality of being very serious and sincere. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find synonyms and related words with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.

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   Earnestness comes from the adjective earnest, "showing sincere conviction," which has an Old English root, eornoste, "zealous." Definitions of earnestness. noun. the trait of being serious. synonyms: serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity. see more. noun. an earnest and sincere feeling. synonyms: seriousness, sincerity.

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   Earnest means serious and determined, or lacking humor and not meant to be funny. Learn how to use earnest in different contexts, such as in deadly earnest, in earnest, and earnest money.