11 Letter Words for Earnestness
earnestness
10 Letter Words for Earnestness
nearnesses, neatnesses
9 Letter Words for Earnestness
assenters, esterases, etrenness, sarsenets, senatress, serenates, sternness, tenseness, terseness
8 Letter Words for Earnestness
assenter, earnests, eastness, ensnares, entresse, esterase, etrennes, nearness, neatness, reassent, rennases, saneness, sarsenet, sarsnets, searness, sensates, serenate, sereness, serenest, stanners, tesserae
7 Letter Words for Earnestness
anseres, assents, asserts, atrenne, earnest, eastern, easters, ensears, ensnare, entases, entrees, ernesse, etrenne, nearest, neatens, nesters, renests, rennase, rennets, reseats, resents, retenes, saeters, santene, sarsens, sarsnet, sateens, searest, seaters, seeress, senates, sennets, sensate, serenes, setness, snastes, stanner, steanes, steares, sternna, strenes, tanners, teasers, teeners, tenners, tessera, traneen, transes, trasses, tresses
6 Letter Words for Earnestness
anenst, antres, aretes, assent, assert, assets, asteer, astern, asters, easers, easter, eaters, enates, ensate, ensear, enseat, ensete, enstar, entera, enters, entree, erases, ernest, essart, essene, essera, esters, eterne, nasser, neaten, neater, neeses, nenets, nesses, nester, ranees, ranses, rasses, rateen, reasts, reates, reests, renate, rennes, rennet, rentee, rentes, reseat, reseen, resees, resene, resent, resets, restes, retene, saeter, sanest, santee, sarsen, sateen, seases, seater, senate, sennas, sennet, senses, serena, serene, serest, snares, snaste, sneers, sneest, stanes, staree, stares, starns, stases, steane, steans, steare, stears, steens, steers, stenar, steres, sterns, straes, strass, streen, strene, stress, tanner, tasers, tasser, tasses, teaser, teases, teener, teenes, tenner, tennes, tensas, tenser, tenses, terass, ternes, transe, treens
5 Letter Words for Earnestness
anent, annet, anser, antes, antre, arent, arest, arete, arets, arnee, asses, asset, aster, astre, atees, atren, earns, earst, easer, eases, easts, eaten, eater, eeten, enate, enent, enets, entea, enter, entre, erase, ernes, erses, esere, esnes, essee, essen, esses, ester, estre, etens, etnas, nanes, nants, nares, nates, nears, neats, neese, nenes, nenta, nerts, nests, neter, netes, ranee, rants, rasen, rasse, rates, reans, reast, reate, reens, reese, reest, renet, renne, rente, rents, resat, resee, reset, rests, retan, retes, saner, sanes, sants, sasse, sates, seans, seare, sears, sease, seats, seers, senas, senna, sensa, sense, sente, sents, seres, serta, sessa, setae, snare, snars, snast, sneer, snees, stane, stare, starn, stars, stean, stear, steen, steer, stens, stere, stern, strae, tares, tarns, tarse, taser, tasse, tears, tease, teene, teens, teers, tenes, tenne, tense, teras, terna, terne, terns, terse, trans, trass, treas, treen, trees, tress, tsere
4 Letter Words for Earnestness
anes, anet, anne, anns, anre, ante, ants, aren, ares, aret, arte, arts, asse, assn, asst, astr, ates, eans, earn, ears, ease, east, eats, enes, ense, entr, eras, erat, eres, erne, erns, erse, erst, eses, esne, esse, ests, etas, eten, etna, nane, nant, nare, nast, natr, nats, near, neat, neer, neet, nene, nese, ness, nest, nete, nets, rane, rann, rant, rast, rate, rats, rean, reen, rees, reet, renn, rent, rest, rete, rets, sane, sans, sant, sare, sars, sart, sass, sate, sean, sear, seas, seat, seen, seer, sees, sena, sene, sens, sent, sere, sers, sert, sese, sess, seta, sets, snar, snee, star, sten, ster, stra, stre, taen, tane, tans, tare, tarn, tars, tass, tean, tear, teas, teen, teer, tees, tene, tens, tera, tern, tree, tres, trna
3 Letter Words for Earnestness
aer, aes, ane, ann, ans, ant, are, arn, ars, art, ase, ass, ast, ate, ean, ear, eas, eat, een, eer, ene, ens, era, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esr, ess, est, eta, nae, nar, nas, nat, nea, nee, net, nne, ran, ras, rat, rea, ree, res, rna, rte, san, sar, sat, sea, see, sen, ser, set, sse, sta, str, tan, tar, tas, tea, tee, ten, ter, tes, tra, trs, tss
Definitions for Earnestness
[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] serious in mind or intention an earnest student
[6] showing or characterized by sincerity of intention an earnest promise
[7] demanding or receiving serious attention
[8] seriousness
[9] in earnest with serious or sincere intentions
[10] a part or portion of something given in advance as a guarantee of the remainder
[11] Also called: earnest money contract law something given, usually a nominal sum of money, to confirm a contract
[12] any token of something to follow; pledge; assurance
Words related to Earnestness
earnestdevotion, solemnity, zeal, ardor, intensity, sincerity, fervor, tenacity, enthusiasm, warmth, urgency, firmness, perseverance, attentiveness, resolve, eagerness, sobriety, deliberation, keenness, absorption
Words nearby Earnestness
earnestearned income, earned run, earned run average, earned surplus, earner, earnest, earnest money, earnings, earnings per share, earnings related supplement, earom
Origin of Earnestness
1before 1000; Middle English erneste, Old English eornoste (adj.); Middle English ernest, Old English eornost (noun); cognate with Dutch, German ernest
Other words from Earnestness
ear·nest·ly , adverb
ear·nest·ness , noun
Word origin for Earnestness
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 Earnestness
ardor, devotion, enthusiasm, fervor, firmness, intensity, sincerity, solemnity, tenacity, urgency, warmth, zeal, absorption, attentiveness, concentration, decision, deliberation, doggedness, eagerness, engrossment, gravity, intentness, keenness, passion, perseverance, persistence, purposefulness, resolution, resolve, serious-mindedness, sobriety, stress, vehemence
