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Word: Earnest
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈəːnɪst
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
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