Definition for Earnestness:

• The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.

Synonyms for Earnestness:

• n.

  •
  • heavy,
  • work.
  •ambition (noun)
  • get and go,
  • de-sire,
  • de sire,
  • get up goes,
  • pre-tensions,
  • pre tension,
  • get go,
  • pre tensions,
  • fire belly,
  • get and goes,
  • pre-tension,
  • de-sires,
  • get up go,
  • de sires,
  • get goes.
  •ardor (noun)
  • turn ons.
  •constancy (noun)
  • devotednesses,
  • un-failingnesses,
  • staunchnesses,
  • unfailingnesses,
  • un failingness,
  • abidingnesses,
  • unchangeablenesses,
  • un-failingness,
  • trustworthinesses,
  • un-changeablenesses,
  • un changeablenesses,
  • de termination,
  • un-changeableness,
  • un changeableness,
  • de-termination,
  • trustinesses,
  • de terminations,
  • un failingnesses,
  • de-terminations.
  •conviction (noun)
  • unfavorable verdicts,
  • condemnings,
  • determining guilts.
  •cordiality (noun)
  • sweetness light,
  • under standings,
  • under standing,
  • under-standing,
  • wholeheartednesses,
  • under-standings,
  • enjoyablenesses.
  •decision (noun)
  • obstinances,
  • will powers,
  • iron wills,
  • purposivenesses.
  •determination (noun)
  • determination,
  • tenacity.
  •determination; seriousness (noun)
  • deliberation,
  • passion,
  • stress,
  • urgency,
  • concentration,
  • gravity,
  • sobriety,
  • solemnity,
  • attentiveness,
  • firmness,
  • perseverance,
  • serious-mindedness,
  • doggedness,
  • ardor,
  • absorption,
  • keenness,
  • vehemence,
  • engrossment.
  •devotion (noun)
  • devotements.
  •diligence (noun)
  • brisknesses,
  • intentnesses,
  • in tents,
  • in-tents,
  • laboriousnesses,
  • in tent.
  •eagerness (noun)
  • greedinesses,
  • impetuosities.
  •enthusiasm (noun)
  • zealousness,
  • fieriness,
  • Ardency.
  •feeling (noun)
  • earnestness.
  •heat (noun)
  • ferocity,
  • ferocities.
  •resolution (noun)
  • immovabilities,
  • immovability,
  • fixed purpose.
  •seriousness (noun)
  • sober-mindedness,
  • earnests.
  •sincerity (noun)
  • sincerenesses,
  • bona fideses,
  • guilelessnesses.
  •spirit (noun)
  • dis-positions,
  • sub stances,
  • dis-position,
  • sub-stances,
  • out look,
  • vital sparks,
  • out-looks,
  • out looks,
  • frame mind,
  • sub-stance,
  • sub stance,
  • dis position,
  • out-look,
  • dis positions.
  •vigor (noun)
  • energy,
  • agitation,
  • relish,
  • friskiness,
  • power,
  • vigor,
  • vim,
  • gusto,
  • exuberance,
  • verve,
  • puissance,
  • sprightliness,
  • potency,
  • zest,
  • agility,
  • lustiness,
  • excitement,
  • animation,
  • activity,
  • liveliness,
  • strength.
  •warmth (noun)
  • empressements.
  •willingness (noun)
  • flexibility,
  • persuadability,
  • cooperation,
  • readiness,
  • pliability,
  • agreeability,
  • amenability,
  • willingness,
  • assent,
  • compliance,
  • malleability,
  • receptiveness,
  • tameness,
  • yieldingness,
  • ductility,
  • tractability,
  • adaptability,
  • acquiescent,
  • submissiveness,
  • susceptibility.
  •zeal (noun)
  • dis-patch,
  • dis patch,
  • stick-to-itivenesses,
  • stick to itivenesses,
  • what it take,
  • dis-patches,
  • dis patches,
  • what-it-take,
  • stick to itiveness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sobersidedness.

Paraphrases for Earnestness:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    seriousness.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    earnest, gravity.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    thoroughness.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    sincerity, honesty, frankness, severity, dependability, genuineness, soundness, truthfulness.

Antonyms for Earnestness:

• n.

  • determination; seriousness
    flippancy, question, coolness, wavering, indecision, weakness, insincerity, indifference, idleness, unimportance, lethargy, apathy, indolence, coldness.
  • Other antonyms:
    deadness, play, timidity, wariness, dalliance, lightness, shallowness, superficiality, caution, lightheartedness, policy, prudence, dulness, calmness, calculation, lukewarmness, Dilettantism, high-spiritedness.

Earnestness Sentence Examples:

• My lady laughed at Robert's earnestness.

• But I guess at thy principal motive in this thy earnestness in behalf of this charming creature.

Homophones for Earnestness:

• Ernest Hemingway, Ernst Mach.

Hyponym for Earnestness:

• n.

  • feeling
    gravity, solemnity.