earnestness

earnestness
Synonyms and related words:
abandon, absorption, advertence, advertency, alertness, ardency, ardor, assiduity, assiduousness, attention, attention span, attentiveness, awareness, care, commitment, committedness, concentration, consciousness, consideration, decidedness, decision, decisiveness, decorousness, dedication, definiteness, deliberation, demureness, determinateness, determination, determinedness, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, diligence, doggedness, ear, earnest, engrossment, faith, faithfulness, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fire, firmness, formality, gravity, grimness, heartiness, heat, heatedness, heed, heedfulness, impassionedness, intensity, intentiveness, intentness, long face, loyalty, mindfulness, note, notice, observance, observation, obstinacy, passion, passionateness, perseverance, persistence, purpose, purposefulness, regard, regardfulness, relentlessness, remark, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, respect, sedateness, self-will, seriousness, sincerity, single-mindedness, sober-mindedness, soberness, sobersidedness, sobersides, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, somberness, spirit, staidness, straight face, tenacity, thought, thoughtfulness, total commitment, vehemence, warmth, weightiness, will, zeal

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  • Earnestness — Ear nest*ness, n. The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety. [1913 Webster] An honest earnestness in the young man s manner. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • earnestness — index adhesion (loyalty), compulsion (obsession), diligence (care), diligence (perseverance) …   Law dictionary

  • earnestness — [n] determination; seriousness absorption, ardor, attentiveness, concentration, decision, deliberation, devotion, doggedness, eagerness, engrossment, enthusiasm, fervor, firmness, gravity, intensity, intentness, keenness, passion, perseverance,… …   New thesaurus

  • earnestness — earnest ► ADJECTIVE ▪ intensely serious. ● in earnest Cf. ↑in earnest DERIVATIVES earnestly adverb earnestness noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • earnestness — noun see earnest II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • earnestness — See earnestly. * * * …   Universalium

  • earnestness — noun The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness …   Wiktionary

  • earnestness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fervor] Syn. ardor, intensity, zeal; see enthusiasm 1 . 2. [Solemnity] Syn. gravity, sobriety, sincerity; see seriousness 2 . 3. [Determination] Syn. resolution, persistence, tenacity; see determination 2 , diligence . II… …   English dictionary for students

  • earnestness — ear·nest·ness || Éœnɪstnɪs /ɜːn n. seriousness, sincereness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • earnestness — n fervor, fervency, fervidity, ardor, zeal, passion, vehemence, intensity; resolution, firmness, determination, steadfastness, iron will, purpose fulness; seriousness, gravity, sobriety, solemnity, thoughtfulness; diligence, assiduity, intentness …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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