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earnest
01
holding strong beliefs or opinions sincerely and seriously
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most earnest
Comparative
more earnest
gradable
Examples
He spoke with earnest conviction, demonstrating his sincere and serious belief in his principles.
02
not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
03
sincerely earnest
Earnest
01
something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
earnests
Lexical Tree
earnestly
earnestness
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