Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun earnestness

2 senses of earnestness

Sense 1
earnestness, seriousness, sincerity -- (an earnest and sincere feeling)
       => gravity, solemnity -- (a solemn and dignified feeling)

Sense 2
seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity -- (the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice)
       => trait -- (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)