Earnest

Word EARNEST
Character 7
Hyphenation ear nest
Pronunciations /ˈɜːnɪst/

Definitions and meanings of "Earnest"

What do we mean by earnest?

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)

Synonyms and Antonyms for Earnest

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The word "earnest" in example sentences

Stands to reason, if any man's going to preach earnest, _earnest_, mind you, he'll require some notes or heads jotted down, clear and easy to be got at, before him. " ❋ Unknown (1897)

"What they should be doing in earnest is forming opinions, not about me but about GM and what this company is doing that is ... hugely beneficial to the causes they so enthusiastically claim to support," he said in a posting titled, "Talk About a Crock." ❋ Unknown (2008)

She leaned across the table, her expression earnest and so beautiful he could only stare, marveling at what changes time had wrought in her. ❋ Sharie Kohler (2010)

Before they got out of the cab Douglass turned to him, his expression earnest at last. ❋ Sophie Gee (2007)

And if you are in earnest, is there nothing you have to do besides praying? ❋ Unknown (1892)

He sent me one this week which, in earnest, is as pretty a thing as I have seen, a China trunk, and the finest of the kind that e'er I saw. ❋ Unknown (1888)

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has issued what she calls an "earnest appeal" for the government and ethnic groups to begin immediate peace talks. ❋ Unknown (2011)

She undid his shirt and placed her hand on his bare chest, her expression earnest. ❋ Karen Hawkins (2010)

But— She lifted on her elbow, her expression earnest. ❋ Karen Hawkins (2010)

The clerk bent to his computer, his expression earnest. ❋ James Lee Burke (2009)

Adam sat forwards, hands on his knees, his expression earnest. ❋ Deborah Crombie (1997)

He stood close beside her, his expression earnest. ❋ Janet Dailey (1981)

It 's this power of self-mystification that makes what you call earnest men. ❋ Unknown (1856)

Crops are coming out in earnest, meaning the geese often have their choice of fields. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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