earnest

Meaning of earnest

noun
  1. Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
  2. Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)

verb

To be serious with; use in earnest.

adjective
  1. (said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest
  2. (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
    earnest prayers
  3. Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
    earnest attention.
  4. (said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
    an earnest disposition
  5. Strenuous; diligent.
    earnest efforts
  6. Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.

noun

A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.

verb
  1. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
    You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well.
  2. To receive payment for work.
    He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO.  My bank account is only earning one percent interest.
  3. To receive payment for work.
    Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.
  4. To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
    My CD earns me six percent!
  5. To achieve by being worthy of.
    to earn a spot in the top 20

verb

To curdle, as milk.

verb
  1. To long; to yearn.
  2. To grieve.

Information about earnest

  • The plural form of earnest is: earnests.
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Hyphenation of earnest

earnest

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
  • earnest is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

earnest synonyms

Meaning sincere:

sincere, solemn

Meaning dear:

dear, devout, heartfelt

Meaning businesslike:

businesslike

Meaning :

generate, make, render, yield, deserve, garner, merit, win

Translation of earnest

Anagrams of earnest

Eastern, eastern, Ernesta, estrane, nearest, Stearne, Sterane

Words that rhyme with earnest

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