Earnests Word Meaning

Etymology:

Middle English ernes, literally ‘instalment paid to confirm a contract’, based on Old French erres, from Latin arra, shortened form of arrabo ‘a pledge’. The spelling was influenced by words ending in -ness; the final -t is probably by association with earnest

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

a thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come

Short Definition:

thing intended or regarded as sign or promise of what is to come

Examples:

• the very deliberateness of their disguise is an earnest of their real aloofness