I can assure you of his earnestness.
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Earnestness
/ˈɝnɪstnəs/
Synonyms for "earnestness" (122 found)
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heatednessheedheedfulnessimpassionednessindustryintensityintentivenessintentnesslong faceloyaltymindfulnessnotenoticeobservanceobservationobstinacypassionpassionatenessperseverancepersistence
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purposepurposefulnessregardregardfulnessrelentlessnessremarkresolutenessresolutionresolveresolvednessrespectsedatenessself-willseriousnesssinceritysingle-mindednesssober-mindednesssobernesssobersidednesssobersidessobrietysolemnitysolemnnesssombernessspiritstaidnessstraight facetenacitythoughtthoughtfulnesstotal commitmentvehemencewarmthweightinesswillzeal
Noun(5 words)
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6 entriesacademic earnestnessacademic gravitasintellectual earnestnessmoral earnestnesspresentation seriousnessrhetorical earnestness
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5 entriesacademic earnestnessintellectual earnestnessmoral earnestnesspublic earnestnessunwavering earnestness
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2 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
"A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back.
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"Don't you think it's a cruel, barbarous thing to whip a child . . . ANY child?" exclaimed Anne, her face flushing with earnestness.
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She was frightened by the earnestness of his manner.
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