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Earnestness

Noun CEFR C1
ˈɝnɪstnəs

Definitions

The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Suomihartaus
한국어진심
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Türkçeciddiyet

Examples

“22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ She’s joined, on the boysside, by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a baker’s son whose earnestness masks a gift for strategy that Katniss lacks.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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