Synonym: decided, determined, devoted, resolute, serious, sincere. Antonym: idle, indolent, lazy. Similar words: wilderness, learn, nest, earnings, learn from, honestly, early warning, year after year. Meaning: ['ɜːnɪst] n. something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract. adj. 1. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions 2. earnest 3. not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal.
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151. Such, then, is the way things stand: on the left angry critics, on the right stupid supporters, and in the middle, as usual, the majority of earnest people trying to get on in life.
152. Tom -- honest injun, now -- is it fun, or earnest?
153. If the tender documents require the winning bidder to provide an earnest for performance of contract, the winning bidder shall provide it.
154. I watched him as he carefully laid his map flat on the floor, his earnest face puckered in thought, meticulously studying every hill and valley, mentally preparing for the next military campaign.
155. There was something ludicrous as well as painful in the little Parisienne 's earnest and innate devotion to matters of dress.
156. But, if want to take these 1 yuan of money,[sentencedict.com] must pay times doubler earnest money first.
157. Perfume and incense bring joy and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
158. I now went into an earnest expostulation with him upon the extravagant length of his report.
159. I would like the commercial cabin . Is there need pay earnest money ? No , thank you.
160. My advantage is an earnest dry run at home, review lessons.
161. In editing operation, he treated words, design and printed circuit with earnest and particularity and daintily.
162. And so, like, when I started acting in earnest at 12 years old, I really embraced it because, in a safe and contained and controlled environment, it allowed me to emote.
163. The basis of management is earnest protection for the Fanjinshan's coppice.
164. We shall fervidly cooperate with our honored customers with the most earnest attitude to development splendid business altogether.
165. It has since begun negotiations in earnest to give the post to Mr Melton.
166. I am sorry, earnest tell you, this is a little malapropos.
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