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  • adjective
    [more ~; most ~] :serious and sincere :not lighthearted or playful
    an earnest plea for help
    an earnest young journalist
    noun
    in earnest
    in an earnest or serious way
    The  began in earnest when the police arrived.
    It began to rain in earnest [=heavilyin the evening.
    It's hard to tell if he's making this proposal in earnest.
    not fooling :serious and sincere
    We thought he was joking at firstbut then we realized that he was in earnest. [=he was being serious] - compare for real at 1real