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earnest
Overview of noun earnest
The noun earnest has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) earnest -- (something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract)
Overview of adj earnest
The adj earnest has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) earnest, sincere, solemn -- (characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message")
2. dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt -- (earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences")
3. businesslike, earnest -- (not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun earnest
1 sense of earnest
Sense 1
earnest
=> security, surety
=> transferred property, transferred possession
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun earnest
1 sense of earnest
Sense 1
earnest
=> earnest money, arles
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun earnest
1 sense of earnest
Sense 1
earnest
=> security, surety
Antonyms of noun earnest
Member Holonyms of noun earnest
Substance Holonyms of noun earnest
Part Holonyms of noun earnest
Member Meronyms of noun earnest
Substance Meronyms of noun earnest
Part Meronyms of noun earnest
Meronyms of noun earnest
Holonyms of noun earnest
Attributes of noun earnest
Derived Forms of noun earnest
Domain of noun earnest
Domain Terms of noun earnest
Familiarity of noun earnest
earnest used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun earnest
1 sense of earnest
Sense 1
earnest
> security, surety
=> deposit
=> earnest
=> recognizance, recognisance
=> warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant
Meronyms of noun earnest
1 sense of earnest
Holonyms of noun earnest
Grep of noun earnest
earnest
earnest money
earnestness
Antonyms of adj earnest
3 senses of earnest
Sense 1
earnest, sincere, solemn
INDIRECT (VIA serious) -> frivolous
Sense 2
dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt
INDIRECT (VIA sincere) -> insincere
Sense 3
businesslike, earnest
INDIRECT (VIA purposeful) -> purposeless
Similarity of adj earnest
3 senses of earnest
Sense 1
earnest, sincere, solemn
=> serious (vs. frivolous)
Sense 2
dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt
=> sincere (vs. insincere)
Sense 3
businesslike, earnest
=> purposeful (vs. purposeless)
Pertainyms of adj earnest
Attributes of adj earnest
Domain of adj earnest
Domain Terms of adj earnest
Familiarity of adj earnest
earnest used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj earnest
earnest
Grep of adv earnest
earnestly
in earnest
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