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earnestness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity |
| Type of | trait |
| Has types | soberness, sobriety, commitment, solemnity, somberness, sombreness, staidness, solemness, committedness, graveness, gravity, sedateness |
| Derivation | earnest |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | seriousness, sincerity |
| Type of | solemnity, gravity |
| Derivation | earnest |
Examples of earnestness
earnestness
How dare you bring your filthy sarcasm into this house of earnestness and truth?
From the telegraph.co.uk
For all of her potential earnestness, Solemani has a well-developed cheeky side.
From the independent.co.uk
Steve Earle has loads of earnestness and a track record of protest going for him.
From the tennessean.com
The actors keep the earnestness in check and never pander for audience empathy.
From the toledoblade.com
In performance, eighth blackbird embodies a slightly geeky spirit of earnestness.
From the washingtonpost.com
Brown has a beautifully clear singing voice and a lovable, puppylike earnestness.
From the kansas.com
He has little swagger, speaking softly with an earnestness leavened by wry humor.
From the post-gazette.com
I don't doubt his earnestness, but in performance, I find it mildly revolting.
From the sfgate.com
Working in a variety of styles, the artists speak with earnestness, joy and humor.
From the latimes.com
- An earnest and sincere feeling
- Seriousness: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
- (earnest) 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"
- (earnest) something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- Dear: earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
- (earnest) businesslike: not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
- (earnestly) seriously: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
- Earnest is a serious mental state of intent - a proposal made in earnest will more likely be received favorably. The seriousness of the intent (when persisted will generally) result in actions to be of considerable or impressive degree or amount. ...
- The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness
