EARNEST
\ˈɜːnəst], \ˈɜːnəst], \ˈɜː_n_ə_s_t]\
Definitions of EARNEST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
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earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
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characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
By Princeton University
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not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
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earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
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characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
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Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
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Serious; important.
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To use in earnest.
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Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
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Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
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Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; - used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
By Oddity Software
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Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
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Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
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Serious; important.
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To use in earnest.
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Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
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Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
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Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; - used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
By Noah Webster.
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Serious; important.
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Earnestness.
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Seriousness: reality.
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Zealous; fervent.
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Money paid in advance to bind a bargain; an assurance of something to come.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Serious in speech or action; zealous; eager; ardent; hearty.
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A portion of something given or done in advance as a pledge.
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Earnestness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Earnestness.
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Showing strong desire: determined: eager to obtain: intent: sincere.
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Seriousness: reality.
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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.
By Daniel Lyons
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Determined; eager; intent; sincere.
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Seriousness; reality; pledge.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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