Earnestness
/ˈɝnɪstnəs/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 the trait of being serious wordnet
- 3 an earnest and sincere feeling wordnet
Example
More examples"I can assure you of his earnestness."
Etymology
From earnest + -ness.