Earnest

Meaning

Noun

●

Gravity;

; earnestness.

●

Seriousness;

;

(

or pretence)

●

A

of money

as a

; hence, a

, a

, an

of

come.

Verb

●

To be

with; use in earnest.

●

second-person singular

present indicative

of earn

Adj

●

Serious or honest.

●

Focused in the

of an

;

to

or do.

●

Intent;

;

a lot of concentration.

●

Possessing or

by seriousness.

●

Strenuous; diligent.

●

Serious;

; of a

,

, or important

; important.

Name

●

A

from the Germanic

, of

,

of Ernest.

Sourced from

Origin

earnest

English

eornest

Middle English (1100-1500)

eornoste

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

ernest

Middle English (1100-1500)

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