different between earnestness vs tranquillity
earnestness
English
Etymology
earnest +? -ness
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??n?stn?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???n?stn?s/
- Hyphenation: ear?nest?ness
Noun
earnestness (countable and uncountable, plural earnestnesses)
- The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
- She’s joined, on the boys’ side, by Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), a baker’s son whose earnestness masks a gift for strategy that Katniss lacks.
- 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games[1]
Translations
Anagrams
- easternness
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tranquillity
English
Alternative forms
- tranquility
Etymology
tranquil +? -ity, from Old French tranquilité, from Latin tranquilitas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /træ??kw?l?ti/
- Hyphenation: tran?quil?li?ty
Noun
tranquillity (usually uncountable, plural tranquillities)
- the state of being tranquil
- the absence of disturbance; peacefulness
- the absence of stress; serenity
- the quality of calm such as that experienced in places with mainly natural features and activities, free from disturbance from manmade ones.
Usage notes
- More common spelling in the UK; less common in the US.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:calm
Related terms
- tranquil
- tranquillize
- tranquilly
- tranquilness
Translations
Further reading
- tranquillity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tranquillity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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