ernst

Meaning

  1. (masculine,uncountable) seriousness
  2. (masculine,obsolete,uncountable) earnestness, industriousness

Concepts

seriousness

earnestness

gravity

earnest

severity

serious

Frequency

C1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛrnst/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch ernst, from Old Dutch ernost, from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz.

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