Definition of earnest

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Earnest (n.) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale..

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Good :: Good (superl.) Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.
Set :: Set (v. i.) To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out.
Remiss :: Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..
Charge :: Charge (v. t.) To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy of a diocese; to charge an agent..
Invocation :: Invocation (n.) The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp., prayer offered to a divine being..
Ernest :: Ernest (n.) See Earnest.
Soliitation :: Soliitation (n.) The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.
Entreat :: Entreat (v. i.) To make an earnest petition or request.
Sustained :: Suspired (a.) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Earnest :: Earnest (n.) Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
Opportunity :: Opportunity (n.) Importunity; earnestness.
Preach :: Preach (v. t.) To advise or recommend earnestly.
Imploration :: Imploration (n.) The act of imploring; earnest supplication.
Agood :: Agood (adv.) In earnest; heartily.
Affectuous :: Affectuous (a.) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
Intense :: Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..
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..
Fierce :: Fierce (superl.) Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent..
Fell :: Fell (a.) Eager; earnest; intent.
Sprightless :: Sprightful (a.) Full of spirit or of life; earnest; vivacious; lively; brisk; nimble; gay.
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