Both Uses of
earnest
in
Brave New World
- "Listen, I beg of you," cried the Savage earnestly.†
p. 211.1earnestly = sincerely or seriously
- "Oh, I do want you to be happy," it began, with a yearning earnestness.†
p. 215.3 *earnestness = sincerity or seriousness
Definitions:
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(1)
(earnest) characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Earnest can also be used as a name (variant spelling of Ernest), or to signify the seriousness of a pledge made (as when earnest money is included with an offer to purchase a home).