earnestness

Words with a similar base: earnestness

'earnestness'

[earnestness.n.01] as in: an earnest and sincere feeling

'earnestness'

[seriousness.n.03] as in: the trait of being serious; - Robert Rice

Examples:
a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness

Origins

					earnestness (English)
├── -ness (English)
└── earnest (English)
    ├── eornest (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── eornoste (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── ernest (Middle English (1100-1500))

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