Earnest
Definition of earnest:
part of speech: adjective
Showing strong desire: determined: eager to obtain: intent: sincere.
part of speech: noun
Money given in token of a bargain made: a pledge: first- fruits: ( fig.) anything which gives assurance, pledge, promise, or indication of what is to follow.
part of speech: noun
A portion of something given or done in advance as a pledge.
part of speech: noun
Earnestness.
part of speech: adjective
Serious in speech or action; zealous; eager; ardent; hearty.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: adjective
Determined; eager; intent; sincere.
part of speech: noun
Seriousness: reality.
Usage examples for earnest:
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But I am really in earnest
"Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things", Lafcadio Hearn. -
If you are in earnest you could go to no one better.
"The Red Derelict", Bertram Mitford. -
Yet she appeared earnest
"The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare", J. J. Jusserand. -
Winter was here in earnest for the next three months good walking days would be few.
"The Foot-path Way", Bradford Torrey.