What is "earnestness" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does earnestness mean in English? Meaning of earnestness definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "earnestness" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "earnestness": an earnest and sincere feeling

Noun

  • Meaning: an earnest and sincere feeling
  • Synonyms: earnestness seriousness sincerity
  • Hypernyms: gravity solemnity
  • Meaning of "earnestness": the trait of being serious

    Noun

  • Meaning: the trait of being serious
  • Example: a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness
  • Synonyms: earnestness serious-mindedness seriousness sincerity
  • Hyponyms: commitment committedness graveness gravity sedateness soberness sobriety solemness solemnity somberness sombreness staidness
  • Hypernyms: trait
  • Antonyms: frivolity frivolousness
  • Synonyms:

    devotion, solemnity, zeal, ardor, intensity, sincerity, fervor, tenacity, enthusiasm, warmth, urgency, firmness, perseverance, attentiveness, resolve, eagerness, sobriety, deliberation, keenness, absorption, decision, gravity, stress, vehemence, passion, doggedness, engrossment, concentration, purposefulness, resolution, persistence, serious-mindedness, intentness,

    Antonyms:

    apathy, indifference, lethargy, coldness, coolness, weakness, idleness, indolence, indecision, flippancy, insincerity, question, wavering, unimportance,

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    earnestness in English: earnestness
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