Earnestness: alternatives and connections

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

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The quality of being grave.

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The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.

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The quality or state of being sober.

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Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

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Solemnness.

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A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.

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Alt. of Sombreness

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The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.

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The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness; sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of wildness, or levity.

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The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.

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A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.

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A stroke; a touch.

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Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

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Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.

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