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earnestness
noun as in determination; seriousness
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Example Sentences
Heusinger’s James has a seductive earnestness that conceals some shocking character developments.
That’s not to say that the movie feels disingenuous; it’s brimming with earnestness, but fervor can be easily mistaken for fanfare.
Yet, at the same time, Penn and Teller performed with earnestness and never judged their audiences.
I hear similarities in the guitar playing, though I think you balance earnestness with a knowing quality I don’t get from stomp-clap.
He characterized the backlash against his song as an aversion to earnestness, one that no doubt existed at the time his single was climbing the charts.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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