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adj. Marked by or showing deep sincerity or seriousness: an earnest gesture of goodwill.

adj. Of an important or weighty nature; grave. See Synonyms at serious.

idiom. in earnest With a purposeful or sincere intent: settled down to study in earnest for the examination.

idiom. in earnest Serious; determined: "Both sides are deeply in earnest, with passions that approximate those of civil war” ( Conor Cruise O'Brien).

n. Money paid in advance as part payment to bind a contract or bargain.

n. A token of something to come; a promise or an assurance.

n. A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.

adj. Serious in speech or action; eager; urgent; importunate; pressing; instant.

adj. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavour; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; — used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.

adj. Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.

adj. Possessing or characterised by seriousness; strongly bent; intent.

adj. Strenuous; diligent.

adj. Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; not trifling or feigned; important.

n. Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

n. Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance); fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

v. To be serious with; use in earnest.

n. Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

adj. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense.

adj. Intent; fixed closely.

adj. Serious; important.

v. To use in earnest.

n. Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.

n. Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.

n. Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

n. Seriousness; reality; actuality, as opposed to jesting or feigned appearance.

Serious in speech or action; eager; urgent; importunate; pressing; instant: as, earnest in prayer.

Possessing or characterized by seriousness in seeking, doing, etc.; strongly bent; intent: as, an earnest disposition.

Strenuous; diligent: as, earnest efforts.

Serious; weighty; of a serious, important, or weighty nature; not trifling or feigned.

To be serious with; use in earnest.

n. A portion of something given or done in advance as a pledge; security in kind; specifically, in law, a part of the price of goods or service bargained for, which is paid at the time of the bargain to evidence the fact that the negotiation has ended in an actual contract.

n. Anything that gives pledge, promise, assurance, or indication of what is to follow; first-fruits.

n. Synonyms Earnest, Pledge. Earnest, like pledge, is security given for the doing of something definite in the future, and generally returned when the conditions of the contract have been fulfilled. In 2 Cor. i. 22 and v. 5 we read that the Spirit is given as the earnest of indefinite future favors from God; in Blackstone we find “a penny, or any portion of the goods delivered as earnest.” Whether literal or figurative, earnest is always a pledge in kind, a part paid or given in warrant that more of the same kiud, is forthcoming; as in “Macbeth,” i. 3, Macbeth is hailed thane of Cawdor “for an earnest of a greater honor.” See also “Cymbeline,” i. 6. Pledge is often used figuratively for that which seems promised or indicated by the actions of the present, earnest being preferred for that which is of the same nature with the thing promised, and pledge for that which is materially different.

To serve as an earnest or a pledge of.

adj. earnest

n. something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

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

adj. not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

"Stands to reason, if any man's going to preach earnest, _earnest_, mind you, he'll require some notes or heads jotted down, clear and easy to be got at, before him. ""

sincere    serious    purposeful   

important    in earnest    Earnest    earnest money   

in earnest   

seriousness    reality    eagerness    intentness    importunate    zealous    animated    warm    sincere    fervent   

Ernest    ernest    internist   

passionate    sincere    ardent    fervent    tender    eager    kindly    mutual    impassioned    vehement