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Earnest meaning

  1. Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
  2. Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)

Synonyms of Earnest

sincere security purposeful businesslike heartfelt devout dear serious solemn surety

Related words

Other words often associated with Earnest or its synonyms:

grave sedate sober wholehearted efficient near pricy purposive certificate solid cordial captive

Using Earnest

  • The main meaning on this page is: Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness. | Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
  • Useful related words include: sincere, security, purposeful, businesslike.
  • In the example corpus, earnest often appears in combinations such as: in earnest, an earnest, earnest in.

Context around Earnest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

georgia 1× word 1× brett 1× yet 1×

Often after:

greene 2× introduction 1× song 1× may 1× oxford 1× heed 1× attempt 1× delirium 1× calls 1× dynamic 1×

Sentence patterns with Earnest

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

baruchel is earnest in his 1× began in earnest in january 1× began in earnest on barns 1× begin in earnest the raheny 1× begun in earnest and the 1× begun in earnest at pomadze 1× bright and earnest introduction infects 1× earnest greene iii 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a new powerbase 1× a tweet he 1× according to pacific 1× added to that 1× and this play 1× as the indictments 1×

Common sentence endings:

earnest next week 1× engaged in earnest 1× full of trumpism 1× goals and requirements 1× heb 2 1 1× in earnest delirium 1×

Words around Earnest

Just before it in the word index:

earners 256 earner 106 earned 6.577 earn 3.438 earmuffs 5 earmarks 30

Just after it in the word index:

earnestly 71 earnestness 39 earney 4 earnhardt 86 earnheart 2 earnie 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

apartheid 514 baron 514 blankets 514 botswana 514 dealings 514 deepest 514

Corpus analysis for Earnest

  • In this selection, "earnest" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, georgia, word, brett, greene, introduction and song stand out and add context to how "earnest" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include baruchel is earnest in his and began in earnest in january. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "earnest" sits close to words such as apartheid, baron and blankets, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with earnest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A new powerbase is emerging even as the wailers have resumed their game in earnest delirium. (16 words)

And this play, co-produced by Freed’s daughter-in-law, Colleen Freed, is an earnest attempt to rectify that oversight. (21 words)

Baruchel is earnest in his portrayal, shedding the jovial smile and shouldering a stiff physicality that speaks to Mike's internalized struggle. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Drunken crowds caused mayhem at a New Year rock concert at the Opera House in 1980 – the year Sydney began ringing in the fresh year in earnest with fireworks and a festival – prompting the government to move to a ticket-only admission system. (43 words)

Gabriel's bright and earnest introduction infects the rest of the students, leading to the kids singing a sweet and earnest song as the season closes out in a sort of curtain call with the rest of the characters. (39 words)

Construction works on Africa’s state-of-the-art Pan-African Heritage Museum in Ghana has begun in earnest at Pomadze, about one kilometer uphill from the Winneba Junction in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Earnest Greene III, Offensive Tackle, Georgia: Earnest Greene III is similarly a very, very impressive offensive tackle prospect with length and strength to match.

Gabriel's bright and earnest introduction infects the rest of the students, leading to the kids singing a sweet and earnest song as the season closes out in a sort of curtain call with the rest of the characters.

Nicholson (1892:61) The word "earnest" may also have been a code-word for homosexual, as in: "Is he earnest?", in the same way that "Is he so?" and "Is he musical?" were employed.

The Importance of Being Earnest, Oxford World Classics, Peter Raby, Introduction, p.xxiii The Importance of Being Earnest is Wilde's most popular work and is continually revived.

According to Pacific Northwest President Brett Earnest, the construction company successfully finished the project while meeting 'the Port’s established goals and requirements.

Added to that was the fact that we “ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard” (Heb. 2:1).

And as we have discussed, we are preparing for the next wave of cardiac procedures that we expect to migrate to outpatient settings starting in earnest over the next 5 years.

And this play, co-produced by Freed’s daughter-in-law, Colleen Freed, is an earnest attempt to rectify that oversight.

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A new powerbase is emerging even as the wailers have resumed their game in earnest delirium.

As the indictments have begun in earnest, and the potential trials approach, it seems to some as if we have been drowning in a barrel-full of Trumpism.

A tweet he uploaded this morning, the day after he published his video, was met with both earnest calls for “MisterBeast for president” and opinions about the power of the pharmaceutical lobby.

Baruchel is earnest in his portrayal, shedding the jovial smile and shouldering a stiff physicality that speaks to Mike's internalized struggle.

But with Dublin set to embark on their team holiday next week before preparations for the new season begin in earnest, the Raheny midfielder expects the group will stay together.

Construction began in earnest on barns and show rings in the spring 2015, and it didn’t take long to get the venue up and running.

Construction works on Africa’s state-of-the-art Pan-African Heritage Museum in Ghana has begun in earnest at Pomadze, about one kilometer uphill from the Winneba Junction in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region.

Drunken crowds caused mayhem at a New Year rock concert at the Opera House in 1980 – the year Sydney began ringing in the fresh year in earnest with fireworks and a festival – prompting the government to move to a ticket-only admission system.

Eddie's character in The Munsters, although an only child, shared similarities with the mischievous yet earnest dynamic of the brothers in Leave It To Beaver.

Empowered patients with online resources/communities and digital health tools are not just going to be ‘slotted into trials’ by doctors at big research hospitals without being engaged in earnest.

Growers fear shortages will last until next month as it will take that long for crops to grow in the UK with planting only starting in earnest next week.

He had already ridden about a quarter of the city’s streets, and, with roughly 2,000 miles to go, began in earnest in January 2022.

Advertentie

Common combinations with earnest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "earnest" in a sentence?
An example: "Earnest Greene III, Offensive Tackle, Georgia: Earnest Greene III is similarly a very, very impressive offensive tackle prospect with length and strength to match." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "earnest" from authentic English texts.
What does "earnest" mean?
Earnest means: Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
What are synonyms of "earnest"?
Common synonyms of "earnest" include: sincere, security, purposeful, businesslike, heartfelt, devout, dear, serious. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "earnest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "earnest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.