Definition of earnest

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Earnest (n.) Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Hard :: Hard (adv.) With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly..
Serious :: Serious (a.) Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
Fell :: Fell (a.) Eager; earnest; intent.
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
Buckle :: Buckle (n.) To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.
Preaching :: Preaching (n.) The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse; serious, earnest advice..
Serious :: Serious (a.) Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile..
Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules..
Live :: Live (a.) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator..
Inwardness :: Inwardness (n.) Heartiness; earnestness.
Supplier :: Supplicatory (a.) Containing supplication; humble; earnest.
Earnest :: Earnest (a.) Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers..
Zealot :: Zealot (n.) One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan..
Stare :: Stare (v. t.) To look earnestly at; to gaze at.
Forerun :: Forerun (v. t.) To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger; to announce.
Living :: Living (n.) Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living..
Delicacy :: Delicacy (a.) Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action..
Attention :: Attention (n.) The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending..
Beseechment :: Beseechment (n.) The act of beseeching or entreating earnestly.
Cry :: Cry (v. i.) To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.
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