LekhoriLekhoriGravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest.
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
To be serious with; use in earnest.
Let's prove among ourselves our armes in jest, That when we come to earnest them with men, We may them better use.
second-person singular simple present indicative of earn
Serious, sincere, ingenuous.
A male given name from the Germanic languages, of occasional usage, variant of Ernest.
From Middle English ernest, eornest, from Old English eornest, eornost, eornust (“earnestness, zeal, seriousness, battle”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (“earnest, strength, solidity, struggle, fight...
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Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do.
earnest prayers
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
earnest attention