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ear·nest 1    Audio Help   (ûr'nĭst)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Marked by or showing deep sincerity or seriousness: an earnest gesture of goodwill.
  2. Of an important or weighty nature; grave. See Synonyms at serious.


[Middle English ernest, from Old English eornoste; see er-1 in Indo-European roots.]

ear'nest·ly adv., ear'nest·ness n.
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in earnest

adverb
in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" [syn: seriously] 

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in earnest1
serious; not joking
Example: I am in earnest when I say this.
Arabic: جـاد، جدِّيّـا
Chinese (Simplified): 认真的
Chinese (Traditional): 認真的
Czech: doopravdy
Danish: for alvor; i ramme alvor; oprigtig
Dutch: in alle ernst
Estonian: tõsi taga
Finnish: vakavissaan
French: sérieux, sans rire
German: im Ernst
Greek: (στα) σοβαρά
Hungarian: komolyan
Icelandic: vera alvara
Italian: serio
Japanese: まじめで
Latvian: nopietni; bez jokiem
Lithuanian: rimtas, nuoširdus; ne juokais
Norwegian: på alvor
Polish: poważny, na serio
Portuguese (Brazil): a sério
Portuguese (Portugal): a sério
Romanian: (în mod) serios
Russian: серьёзно
Slovak: vážne
Slovenian: resno (misliti)
Spanish: en serio
Swedish: allvarlig, uppriktig
Turkish: ciddî, samimî
in earnest2
seriously; with energy and determination
Example: He set to work in earnest.
Arabic: بِجَديَّـه
Chinese (Simplified): 诚挚地
Chinese (Traditional): 誠摯地
Czech: se vší vážností
Danish: for alvor
Dutch: in ernst
Estonian: tõsiselt
Finnish: tosissaan
French: sérieusement
German: ernsthaft
Greek: (στα) σοβαρά, για καλά
Hungarian: komolyan
Icelandic: af, *fyrir alvöru
Indonesian: tekun
Italian: sul serio*, seriamente
Japanese: 本気で
Latvian: visā nopietnībā
Lithuanian: rimtai, iš širdies
Norwegian: for alvor
Polish: naprawdę
Portuguese (Brazil): seriamente
Portuguese (Portugal): com empenho
Romanian: cu seriozitate
Russian: всерьёз
Slovak: so všetkou vážnosťou
Slovenian: resno
Spanish: seriamente
Swedish: på allvar
Turkish: ciddî biçimde
See also: earnest, "in earnest" in any language

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