Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - earnest
Earnest
earnest
1. adj. & n. --adj. ardently or intensely serious; zealous; not trifling or joking. --n. seriousness. Phrases and idioms in (or in real) earnest serious(ly), not joking(ly); with determination. Derivatives earnestly adv. earnestness n. Etymology: OE eornust, eornost (with Gmc cognates): cf. ON ern vigorous 2. n. 1 money paid as an instalment, esp. to confirm a contract etc. 2 a token or foretaste (in earnest of what is to come). Etymology: ME ernes, prob. var. of erles, arles prob. f. med.L arrhula (unrecorded) f. arr(h)a pledge
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ernest, from Old English eornost; akin to Old High German ernust ~ Date: before 12th century a serious and intent mental state , a considerable or impressive degree or amount , II. adjective Date: before 12th century characterized by or proceeding from an intense and serious state of mind, grave, important, see: serious ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. noun Etymology: Middle English ernes, ernest, from Anglo-French arres, erres, plural of erre ~, from Latin arra, short for arrabo, from Greek arrhabōn, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew ‘ērābhōn pledge Date: 13th century something of value given by a buyer to a seller to bind a bargain, a token of what is to come ; pledge ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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