allen Ernstes

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌalən ˈɛʁnstəs/, [aln̩], [ɛɐ̯nstəs] (Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˌalɛn ˈɛʁnstɛs/, [aln̩], [ɛɐ̯nstɛs] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: al‧len Erns‧tes

Adverb

allen Ernstes

1. seriously, with sincere conviction

   Wirfst du mir das jetzt allen Ernstes vor? ― Are you seriously accusing me of that now?

   Er hat allen Ernstes behauptet, die Erde sei hohl. ― He claimed with sincere conviction that the earth was hollow.

Related terms

• Ernst machen
• ernst nehmen
• es ernst meinen
• im Ernst

Further reading

• “allen Ernstes” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “allen Ernstes” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “allen Ernstes” in Duden online
• “allen Ernstes” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “allen Ernstes” in OpenThesaurus.de