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单词 earnesty
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earnestyn.

Forms: 1500s earnesty, 1500s ernesty, 1500s yrnesty, 1600s earnestie.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earnest adj., -ty suffix1.
Etymology: < earnest adj. + -ty suffix1. Compare earnestness n. and earlier earnest n.1
Obsolete.
Earnestness; (also) vehemence, ardour.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > earnestness
knacking earnest1496
earnestness1532
earnesty1548
affectionatenessa1622
in-earnestness1879
1548 W. Patten Exped. Scotl. sig. B.viijv Yet then after, being assured by our ernesty, yt we had vowed ye wynning of their holde before our departure.
1573 Abp. M. Parker Let. 12 Mar. in Corr. (1853) (modernized text) 419 With some earnesty to prefer his honour and true religion.
1591 J. Horsey Let. Apr. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) App. v. 361 This was done with such yrnesty that for the tyme it was a great obstacle in our proceedings.
1608 G. Abbot Serm. Westm. May 26 31 The humble and infinite earnestie of my heart in desire to deserue.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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