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1. (adj.) earnest
serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous.
2. earnest
showing depth and sincerity of feeling:
an earnest entreaty.
3. earnest
seriously important; grave.
4. (n.) earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
to be in earnest.
5. (n.) earnest
a portion of something, given or done in advance as a pledge of the remainder.
6. earnest
money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME ernes(t), alter. of OF erres, pl. of erre earnest money < L arr(h)a short for arr(h)abō < Gk arrhabṒn < Semitic (cf. Heb &ain;ērābhōn security, pledge))
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| Definition of 'earnest' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) earnest
something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
2. (adj) earnest, sincere, solemn
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"
3. (adj) dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt
earnest
"one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
4. (adj) businesslike, earnest
not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
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| Definition of 'earnest' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) earnest
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
2. (adj) earnest
intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention
3. (adj) earnest
serious; important
4. (noun) earnest
seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
5. (noun) earnest
something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come
6. (noun) earnest
something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale
7. (verb) earnest
to use in earnest
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Sense: serious or over-serious
an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression.
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 Afrikaans: ernstig |
 Arabic: جادُّ، جدّي |
 Bulgarian: серозен |
 Brazilian: sério |
 Czech: vážný |
 German: ernst |
 Danish: seriøs; alvorlig |
 Greek: σοβαρός |
 Spanish: serio |
 Estonian: tõsine |
 Farsi: جدی و ساعی؛ کوشا |
 Finnish: totinen |
 French: sérieux |
 Hebrew: רְצִינִי |
 Hindi: दृढ संकल्प |
 Croatian: ozbiljan |
 Hungarian: komoly |
 Indonesian: serius |
 Icelandic: alvarlegur, einlægur |
 Italian: serio |
 Japanese: まじめな |
 Korean: 진지한 |
 Lithuanian: rimtas, stropus |
 Latvian: nopietns |
 Malay: serius |
 Dutch: ernstig |
 Norwegian: alvorlig, alvorlig bekymr |
 Polish: poważny, przejęty |
 Persian: جدی و ساعی؛ کوشا |
 Pashto: جدی کللکوالی |
 Portuguese: sério |
 Romanian: serios |
 Russian: серьёзный |
 Slovak: vážny |
 Slovenian: resen |
 Serbian: ozbiljan |
 Swedish: allvarlig, uppriktig |
 Thai: จริงใจ; เอาใจใส่; ตั้งใจจ |
 Turkish: ciddî, ağırbaşlı |
 Taiwanese: 認真的 |
 Ukrainian: серйозний |
 Urdu: سنجیدہ |
 Vietnamese: nghiêm túc |
 Chinese: 认真的 |
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