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earnestnesses

earnestnesses is the plural of earnestness.

Meaning of earnestness

Noun

earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)

  1. The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
    • 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/
      She’s joined, on the boys’ side, by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a baker’s son whose earnestness masks a gift for strategy that Katniss lacks.

Questions about earnestnesses

What is earnestnesses the plural of?
Earnestnesses is the plural of earnestness.

Words near earnestnesses in the dictionary

  1. earnesting
  2. earnestlier
  3. earnestly
  4. earnestness
  5. earnestnesse
  6. earnestnesses
  7. earnests
  8. earnesty
  9. earneth
  10. Earney
  11. Earneys

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