different between intoxication vs earnestness
intoxication
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?nt?ks??ke???n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nt?ks??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: in?tox?i?ca?tion
Noun
intoxication (countable and uncountable, plural intoxications)
- A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
- He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
- The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
- Synonyms: inebriation, ebriety, drunkenness
- The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
- A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
Translations
French
Etymology
From intoxiquer +? -tion
Pronunciation
Noun
intoxication f (plural intoxications)
- poisoning
- the act of spreading false information or propaganda
Usage notes
In French, the word intoxication is used more broadly than in English to refer to the poisoning of an organism by a variety of means such as herbicide or poisonous gas as well as by alcohol or narcotics.
Derived terms
- intoxication alimentaire
Further reading
- “intoxication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
intoxication (uncountable)
- intoxication
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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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