earnestness
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(noun) an earnest and sincere feeling |
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Synonyms: seriousness, sincerity |
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Related Words: gravity, solemnity |
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(noun) the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice |
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Synonyms: serious-mindedness, seriousness, sincerity |
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Related Words: commitedness, commitment, graveness, gravity, sedateness, soberness, sobriety, solemness, solemnity, somberness, staidness, trait |
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