← Back to browseearnestadjective#15,540Translationsひたむきひたむきリアルリアル懸命けんめい真剣しんけんEnglish definitionsomething of value given by one person to another to bind a contractExamplesAre you in jest or in earnest?The rain came down in earnest.Similar wordsearnestlyearnestnessearnedernestearnerearners← sherwooddisposable →