earnestness
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝnɪstnəs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜːnɪstnəs/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ear‧nest‧ness
Noun[edit]
earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)
- The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
- She’s joined, on the boys’ side, by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a baker’s son whose earnestness masks a gift for strategy that Katniss lacks.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
Translations[edit]
quality of being earnest
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