WIKTIONARY

earnest

Noun

∙ Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
∙ Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance); fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

Verb

Adjective

∙ Serious in speech or action; eager; urgent; importunate; pressing; instant.
∙ Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavour; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; — used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
∙ Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
∙ Possessing or characterised by seriousness; strongly bent; intent.
∙ Strenuous; diligent.
∙ Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; not trifling or feigned; important.

Noun

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

Verb

earn

Verb

∙ To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. transitive
∙ To receive payment for work. transitive
∙ To receive payment for work. intransitive
∙ To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward. transitive
∙ To be worthy of. transitive

Verb

Verb

Noun

Earnest

Proper noun

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