earnestly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce"
earnestness
— Noun
– English
～ the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice
earnestness
— Noun
– English
～ an earnest and sincere feeling
earnings
— Noun
– English
～ the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
earnings
— Noun
– English
～ something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"