📖 Definitions of "Earnest"
noun
- 1
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
- 2
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
verb
- 1
To be serious with; use in earnest.
adjective
- 1
(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest
- 2
(with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
"earnest prayers"
- 3
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
"earnest attention."
- 4
(said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
"an earnest disposition"
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