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

Seriousness; reality; pledge.

part of speech: adjective

Determined; eager; intent; sincere.

part of speech: noun

Seriousness: reality.

Usage examples for earnest:

• 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.