noun
sincere and intense conviction
adjective
earnest
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The speaker addressed the audience with great earnestness, emphasizing the importance of the issue at hand.
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She spoke with such earnestness about her passion for cooking that everyone in the room was captivated.
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His earnestness about his new hobby was contagious, and soon all his friends were joining in.
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The artist painted with such earnestness that his emotions seemed to leap off the canvas.