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earnestness
noun
The trait of being serious
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ˈɝnɪstnəs
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noun
The trait of being serious
“{'source': 'Robert Rice', 'text': 'a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness'}”
noun
An earnest and sincere feeling
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{'source': 'Robert Rice', 'text': 'a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness'}
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