Definition of earnest

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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..

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Fervent :: Fervent (a.) Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.
Engagedness :: Engagedness (n.) The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal.
Spoiled :: Spoffish (a.) Earnest and active in matters of no moment; bustling.
Supplicatingly :: Supplicate (v. i.) To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
Fierce :: Fierce (superl.) Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory..
Postulate :: Postulate (v. t.) To invite earnestly; to solicit.
Strife :: Strife (n.) The act of striving; earnest endeavor.
Clamant :: Clamant (a.) Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously..
Entreat :: Entreat (v. t.) To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune..
Demand :: Demand (v. t.) Earnest inquiry; question; query.
Sustained :: Suspired (a.) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Entreaty :: Entreaty (n.) The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.
Hard :: Hard (adv.) With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly..
Agitation :: Agitation (n.) Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate..
Agood :: Agood (adv.) In earnest; heartily.
Rhetoric :: Rhetoric (n.) Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling..
Beggar :: Beggar (n.) One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with humility; a petitioner..
Faith :: Faith (n.) The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth..
Serious :: Serious (a.) Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile..
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