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Synonyms for earnestness

Grammar : Noun
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Phonetic Transcription : ˈɜr nɪst

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Définition of earnestness

Origin :
  • from Old English eornoste (adj.) "zealous," or from Old English noun eornost "seriousness, serious intent" (surviving only in the phrase in earnest), from Proto-Germanic *ern "vigor, briskness" (cf. Old Saxon ernust, Old High German arnust "seriousness, firmness, struggle," German Ernst "seriousness;" Gothic arniba "safely, securely;" Old Norse ern "able, vigorous," jarna "fight, combat"). The proper name Ernest (literally "resolute") is from the same root. Related: Earnestly; earnestness.
  • noun determination; seriousness
Example sentences :
  • "That is precisely what I wish them to be," responded Grace, in all earnestness.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • She spoke quietly enough, but with the earnestness of conviction.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Earnestness and devotion are the chief characteristics of those pastors.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The earnestness of Sarah's manner subdued and almost awed Fanny.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I have avowed them with an earnestness that I believe is without example: and why?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Miss Merton was moved and surprised by Evelyn's earnestness.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Phoebe in her earnestness forgot to keep within the limitations of their dialect.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • These words were uttered in Spanish, in a voice that vibrated with earnestness.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The poem is full of pathos and humour; full of beauty and grandeur, earnestness and truth.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • Forgive me this earnestness, but the horrors of a jail have made me half distracted.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

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