e 1 a 1 r 1 n 1 e 1 s 1 t 1 n 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
11 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an earnest and sincere feeling
noun the trait of being serious; - Robert Rice
originEtymology tree English earnest Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English earnestness From earnest + -ness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- nearnesses 10
- neatnesses 10
- assenters 9
- esterases 9
- sarsenets 9
- sternness 9
- tenseness 9
- terseness 9
- assenter 8
- earnests 8
- ensnares 8
- esterase 8