Earnest

"Earnest" in German

aufrichtig

(important, serious)

ernst

(important, serious)

ernsthaft

(important, serious)

intensiv

(intent)

leidenschaftlich

(ardent)

sehnsüchtig

(ardent)

Ernst

(gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)

Ernst

(seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance))

Ernsthaftigkeit

(gravity; serious purpose; earnestness)

Ernsthaftigkeit

(seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance))

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