2 uses
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Definition
characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious
or:
intensely or excessively serious
- "Oh, I do want you to be happy," it began, with a yearning earnestness.p. 215.3
- "Listen, I beg of you," cried the Savage earnestly.p. 211.2
There are no more uses of "earnest" in Brave New World.
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