earnestness

English

Etymology

earnest +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝnɪstnəs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːnɪstnəs/

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• Hyphenation: ear‧nest‧ness

Noun

earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)

1. 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.

Translations

quality of being earnest

• Greek: φιλότιμο (el) n (filótimo), ειλικρίνεια (el) f (eilikríneia)

  Ancient: σπουδαιότης f (spoudaiótēs)

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