Meaning of in earnest(p) in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    in earnest(p)

    Definitions

    1. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

    Examples

    • « both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate »
    • « an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant »
    • « a film with a solemn social message »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed. »
    Jean Anouilh
  • « Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest. »
    Charles Dickens
  • « It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today. »
    Barack Obama
  • « There has not been a war in South America for fifty years, and I have every confidence that the countries of Central and South America are deeply in earnest in the maintenance of peace. »
    Frank B. Kellogg
  • « Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences. »
    Marcus Garvey

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