"earnestness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɝnɪstnəs/ [General-American], /ˈɜːnɪstnəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-earnestness.ogg Forms: earnestnesses [plural]
Etymology: earnest + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|earnest|ness}} earnest + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)
  1. The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality of being earnest): σπουδαιότης (spoudaiótēs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), φιλότιμο (filótimo) [neuter] (Greek), ειλικρίνεια (eilikríneia) [feminine] (Greek)

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