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Showing words for EARNESTNESS using the English dictionary

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