2022-02-15
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - earnest & ernest
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Dictionary.om:
ออกเสียง earnest & ernest = “UR-nist”
The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English Dictionary:
earnest & Ernest?
EARNEST = serious and sincere
ERNEST = masculine first name
Dictionary.com:
SYNONYM STUDY FOR EARNEST
Earnest, resolute, serious, sincere
imply having qualities of depth and firmness.
Earnest implies having a purpose and being steadily and soberly eager in pursuing it:
an earnest student.
Resolute adds a quality of determination:
resolute in defending the right.
Serious implies having depth and a soberness of attitude that contrasts with gaiety and frivolity;
it may include the qualities of both earnestness and resolution:
serious and thoughtful.
Sincere suggests genuineness, trustworthiness, and absence of superficiality:
a sincere interest in music.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for earnest
Adjective
Serious, Grave, Solemn, Sedate, Staid, Sober, Earnest
mean not light or frivolous.
Serious implies a concern for what really matters.
a serious play about social injustice
Grave implies both seriousness and dignity in expression or attitude.
read the proclamation in a grave voice
Solemn suggests an impressive gravity utterly free from levity.
a sad and solemn occasion
Sedate implies a composed and decorous seriousness.
remained sedate amid the commotion
Staid suggests a settled, accustomed sedateness and prim self-restraint.
a quiet and staid community
Sober stresses seriousness of purpose and absence of levity or frivolity.
a sober look at the state of our schools
Earnest suggests sincerity or often zealousness of purpose.
an earnest reformer
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
History and Etymology for earnest
Noun (1) and Adjective
Middle English ernest, from Old English eornost;
akin to Old High German ernust earnest
Noun (2)
Middle English ernes, ernest, from Anglo-French arres, erres,
plural of erre earnest, from Latin arra, short for arrabo,
from Greek arrhabōn, of Semitic origin;
akin to Hebrew ʽērābhōn pledge
