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单词 earnestness
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Definition of earnestness in English:

earnestness

noun ˈəːnɪs(t)nəsˈərnəs(t)nəs
mass noun
  • Sincere and intense conviction.

    he tells his story with intense earnestness
    the deadly earnestness of the conversation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A mask of moral earnestness may well be a PM's best friend.
    • The film is funny, and sweet, and captures that earnestness that goes so well with teen angst.
    • I was one of those city editors, and I well recall his great earnestness, amounting almost to moral indignation.
    • His problem was not lack of earnestness or sincerity.
    • He invests his character's single-minded quest for meaning with a mixture of childlike earnestness and unpredictable aggression.
    • Yeah, I'm a cynic, but I don't doubt the earnestness of our heroes.
    • At 50, he has a boyish thatch of brown hair and an expression of implacable earnestness.
    • But admirers praise his earnestness, humor and congeniality.
    • Whilst few doubt his earnestness, many doubt both his room for manoeuvre and his physical ability.
    • All these folks bring a serious earnestness to their roles, which nicely matches the show's overall tone.

Definition of earnestness in US English:

earnestness

nounˈərnəs(t)nəsˈərnəs(t)nəs
  • Sincere and intense conviction.

    he tells his story with intense earnestness
    the deadly earnestness of the conversation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A mask of moral earnestness may well be a PM's best friend.
    • The film is funny, and sweet, and captures that earnestness that goes so well with teen angst.
    • He invests his character's single-minded quest for meaning with a mixture of childlike earnestness and unpredictable aggression.
    • All these folks bring a serious earnestness to their roles, which nicely matches the show's overall tone.
    • At 50, he has a boyish thatch of brown hair and an expression of implacable earnestness.
    • I was one of those city editors, and I well recall his great earnestness, amounting almost to moral indignation.
    • But admirers praise his earnestness, humor and congeniality.
    • His problem was not lack of earnestness or sincerity.
    • Whilst few doubt his earnestness, many doubt both his room for manoeuvre and his physical ability.
    • Yeah, I'm a cynic, but I don't doubt the earnestness of our heroes.
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