seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity
(noun) the trait of being serious; “a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness”- Robert Rice
earnestness, seriousness, sincerity
(noun) an earnest and sincere feeling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)
The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
• easternness
Source: Wiktionary
Ear"nest*ness, n.
Definition: The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety. An honest earnestness in the young man's manner. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
