earnestness
nounUS /ˈɝnɪstnəs/ · UK /ˈɜːnɪstnəs/
Etymology From earnest + -ness.
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.
- She spoke with great earnestness about the issue.
4 more examples
- His youthful earnestness impressed the audience.
- sincere earnestness
- quiet earnestness
- with complete earnestness