Definition of earnestness

Overview of noun earnestness

The noun earnestness has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) earnestness, seriousness, sincerity

(an earnest and sincere feeling)

2. seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity

(the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice)