earnestness

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/ˈɝnɪstnəs/

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/ˈɝnɪstnəs/ · /ˈɜːnɪstnəs/

Definition of earnestness

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.

“22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ She’s joined, on the boys’ side, by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a baker’s son whose earnestness masks a gift for strategy that Katniss lacks.”

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From earnest + -ness.

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