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earnestness

ear·nest·ness

UK/ˈɜːnɪstnəs/ US/ˈɝnɪstnəs/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the trait of being serious

  • “a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness” Robert Rice
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Origin

From earnest + -ness.

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