Both Uses of
earnest
in
Death of a Salesman
- He is younger than BIFF, earnest and loyal, a worried boy.
Act 1 *earnest = sincere or excessively serious
- [BERNARD is a quiet, earnest, but self-assured young man†
Act 2earnest = sincere or serious
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).