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Showing words for EARNEST using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Earnest

earnest, eastern, nearest

6 Letter Words for Earnest

antres, aretes, asteer, astern, easter, eaters, enates, ensate, ensear, enseat, enstar, entera, enters, ernest, neater, nester, ranees, rateen, reates, renate, rentes, reseat, resent, saeter, santee, sateen, seater, senate, serena, staree, steane, steare, stenar, streen, strene, teaser, tenser, ternes, transe, treens

5 Letter Words for Earnest

anser, antes, antre, arent, arest, arete, arets, arnee, aster, astre, atees, atren, earns, earst, easer, eaten, eater, enate, enets, entea, enter, entre, erase, ernes, ester, estre, etens, etnas, nares, nates, nears, neats, nerts, neter, netes, ranee, rants, rasen, rates, reans, reast, reate, reens, reest, renet, rente, rents, resat, reset, retan, retes, saner, seare, sente, serta, setae, snare, sneer, stane, stare, starn, stean, stear, steen, steer, stere, stern, strae, tares, tarns, tarse, taser, tears, tease, teens, teers, tenes, tense, teras, terna, terne, terns, terse, trans, treas, treen, trees, tsere

4 Letter Words for Earnest

anes, anet, anre, ante, ants, aren, ares, aret, arte, arts, astr, ates, eans, earn, ears, ease, east, eats, enes, ense, entr, eras, erat, eres, erne, erns, erse, erst, esne, etas, eten, etna, nare, nast, natr, nats, near, neat, neer, neet, nese, nest, nete, nets, rane, rant, rast, rate, rats, rean, reen, rees, reet, rent, rest, rete, rets, sane, sant, sare, sart, sate, sean, sear, seat, seen, seer, sena, sene, sent, sere, sert, seta, snar, snee, star, sten, ster, stra, stre, taen, tane, tans, tare, tarn, tars, tean, tear, teas, teen, teer, tees, tene, tens, tera, tern, tree, tres, trna

3 Letter Words for Earnest

aer, aes, ane, ans, ant, are, arn, ars, art, ase, ast, ate, ean, ear, eas, eat, een, eer, ene, ens, era, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esr, est, eta, nae, nar, nas, nat, nea, nee, net, ran, ras, rat, rea, ree, res, rna, rte, san, sar, sat, sea, see, sen, ser, set, sta, str, tan, tar, tas, tea, tee, ten, ter, tes, tra, trs

Definitions for Earnest

[1] serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
[2] showing depth and sincerity of feeling: earnest words; an earnest entreaty.
[3] seriously important; demanding or receiving serious attention.
[4] full seriousness, as of intention or purpose: to speak in earnest.
[5] a portion of something, given or done in advance as a pledge of the remainder.
[6] Law . earnest money.
[7] anything that gives pledge, promise, or indication of what is to follow.
[8] serious in mind or intention an earnest student
[9] showing or characterized by sincerity of intention an earnest promise
[10] demanding or receiving serious attention
[11] seriousness
[12] in earnest with serious or sincere intentions
[13] a part or portion of something given in advance as a guarantee of the remainder
[14] Also called: earnest money contract law something given, usually a nominal sum of money, to confirm a contract
[15] any token of something to follow; pledge; assurance

Words related to Earnest

diligent, impassioned, sincere, fervent, urgent, purposeful, ardent, passionate, heartfelt, sober, solemn, somber, thoughtful, eager, keen, firm, constant, steady, intent, stable

Words nearby Earnest

earned income, earned run, earned run average, earned surplus, earner, earnest, earnest money, earnings, earnings per share, earnings related supplement, earom

Origin of Earnest

21175–1225; Middle English ernes(t ), alteration of Old French erres, plural of erre earnest money < Latin arr(h)a short for arr(h)abō (perhaps by taking -bō as a future tense ending) < Greek arrhabṓn < Semitic (compare Hebrew ʿērābhōn security, pledge). Cf. arras2

Other words from Earnest

ear·nest·ly , adverb
ear·nest·ness , noun

Word origin for Earnest

C13: from Old French erres pledges, plural of erre earnest money, from Latin arrha, shortened from arrabō pledge, from Greek arrabon, from Hebrew `ērābhōn pledge, from `ārabh he pledged

Synonyms for Earnest

ardent, diligent, fervent, heartfelt, impassioned, passionate, purposeful, sincere, urgent, eager, keen, busy, devoted, fervid, industrious, perseverant, sedulous, vehement, warm, wholehearted, zealous