σπουδαῖος adj (ardent)
σπουδαῖος noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)
σπουδαῖος noun (seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance))

Arabic

4 entries

جَادّ adj (important, serious)
جَدِّي adj (important, serious)
رعبون noun (pledge)
عربون noun (pledge)

Belarusian

1 entries

сур'ёзны adj (important, serious)

Bulgarian

4 entries

добросъвестен adj (ardent)
задълбочен adj (intent)
сериозен adj (ardent)
сериозен adj (important, serious)

Catalan

4 entries

amatent adj (ardent)
amatent adj (intent)
fervent adj (ardent)
seriós adj (important, serious)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

嚴重 /严重 adj (important, serious)
沉重 adj (important, serious)
熱心 /热心 adj (ardent)
認真 /认真 adj (important, serious)

Czech

4 entries

seriózní adj (important, serious)
vážný adj (important, serious)
opravdovost noun (seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance))
vážnost noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)

Dutch

1 entries

ernst noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)

Finnish

2 entries

vakavuus noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)
vakavuus noun (seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance))

French

4 entries

ardent adj (ardent)
grave adj (important, serious)
sérieux adj (important, serious)
gravité noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)

Galician

4 entries

enfexo adj (intent)
entergo adj (ardent)
grave adj (ardent)
guicho adj (intent)

German

4 entries

aufrichtig adj (important, serious)
ernst adj (important, serious)
ernsthaft adj (important, serious)
intensiv adj (intent)

Gothic

1 entries

𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 noun (pledge)

Hungarian

3 entries

buzgó adj (ardent)
komoly adj (important, serious)
súlyos adj (important, serious)

Irish

2 entries

dáiríre adj (important, serious)
dúthrachtach adj (intent)

Italian

4 entries

desideroso adj (ardent)
fervente adj (ardent)
grave adj (important, serious)
pressante adj (intent)

Japanese

3 entries

本気 adj (important, serious)
真剣 adj (important, serious)
真面目 adj (important, serious)

Latin

2 entries

avidus adj (ardent)
sērius adj (important, serious)

Luxembourgish

2 entries

Eescht noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)
Eescht noun (seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance))

Persian

1 entries

اربون noun (pledge)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

drinjent adj (ardent)

Portuguese

4 entries

sincero adj (important, serious)
sério adj (ardent)
sério adj (important, serious)
seriedade noun (seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance))

Romanian

4 entries

aprins adj (ardent)
arzător adj (ardent)
decis adj (intent)
ferm adj (intent)

Russian

4 entries

ре́вностный adj (ardent)
серьёзный adj (important, serious)
убедительный adj (important, serious)
уси́ленный adj (intent)

Sanskrit

1 entries

उशिज् adj (ardent)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

vážan adj (important, serious)
znȁčājan adj (important, serious)
ȍzbīljan adj (important, serious)

Spanish

4 entries

atento adj (intent)
serio adj (important, serious)
arras noun (pledge)
gravedad noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)

Turkish

4 entries

ciddi adj (important, serious)
coşkun adj (ardent)
hevesli adj (ardent)
niyetli adj (intent)

Ukrainian

4 entries

палкий adj (ardent)
ревний adj (ardent)
серйозний adj (important, serious)
серйозність noun (gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)

Welsh

3 entries

taer adj (ardent)
taer adj (intent)
taer adj (important, serious)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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Are you in jest or in earnest?

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The rain came down in earnest.

Source: tatoeba (26689)

The rain is coming down in earnest.

Source: tatoeba (26691)

It began raining in earnest.

Source: tatoeba (26811)

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