earnestness

English

Etymology

earnest +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝnɪstnəs/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːnɪstnəs/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: ear‧nest‧ness

Noun

earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)

The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games
  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)

Anagrams

easternness

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