Concept cluster: Positive qualities > Earnest
n
The state of being alive; exuberance, intensity.
adj
Alternative spelling of anal-retentive [(Freudian psychology) Preoccupied with achieving perfection, order and control and with collecting, possessing, and retaining objects.]
adj
(by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details.
adj
Pronunciation spelling of earnest. [(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest.]
adj
Solemn.
n
An attitude of seriousness and earnestness.
adj
Having a tendency to cling.
adv
In a costate manner.
adj
Earnest; serious.
n
(obsolete) hardness; firmness
n
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
adj
(obsolete) serious
n
(nonstandard) Earnestness.
adv
In an effusive manner.
n
(uncountable) An enjoyable state of mind.
adv
In an enviable manner or to an enviable degree
n
Obsolete form of earnest. [Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.]
adj
(archaic) exceptional, extraordinary
n
(countable) something that excites.
n
Quality of being exuberant.
n
The quality of being flattering.
n
The state or quality of being fruitful; exuberant abundance.
n
The state of being graceful.
n
The state or degree of being gradual.
n
The state or condition of being grave; seriousness.
adv
(degree) To an extent that attains infamy; infamously.
adv
In a hyperactive manner.
adj
Very highly ambitious.
adj
Extremely competitive
adj
Exceptionally destructive
adj
Extremely fastidious.
adv
In a hyperintense manner
adj
Extremely jealous.
adj
Extremely judgmental.
adj
Exceptionally negative
adj
Extremely or excessively scrupulous.
adv
In a hypervigilant manner
adj
Extremely vivid.
adv
(of a person) Having a sincere intent.
n
That which is incredible.
adv
In an insatiable manner.
adj
Highly concentrated.
n
Earnestness; heartiness.
n
The quality of not being limited or constrained; having great scope.
n
The quality of being lively; animation; energy.
n
The state of being miraculous.
adj
Prone to cause obsession.
adj
Excessively delicate.
adv
In an excessively hearty manner.
adj
Too ingenious.
n
The quality of being overnice.
adj
Excessively picky or discerning.
adv
In a peerless manner.
adj
Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
adj
(idiomatic, derogatory) Overly sensitive to giving offense on the grounds of race, sex, etc.
adj
(derogatory) Unreasonably optimistic.
n
The condition of being precious.
n
The quality of being pretensive.
n
The quality of being pretentious.
n
The quality of being punctilious.
n
The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.
n
The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
n
robustness
adj
(Canada, US) Achieving a simple objective by absurdly complicated means; overcomplicated, elaborate and impractical.
n
The quality of being saccharine: (extreme or excessive) sweetness (literal and figurative senses).
adj
Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving
adj
solemn
adv
In a slavish manner.
n
The quality or state of being smiling.
n
Oversight deemed to be excessively invasive or prying.
adj
Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
n
The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
n
The state or quality of being spacious.
adj
(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of serious. [Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition]
adj
Particularly alert.
adj
Particularly cautious.
adj
Very processive; having a high processivity
adj
(informal) Very serious.
adj
Very solemn.
n
The quality of being supersolemn.
n
The quality of being surpassing.
n
The quality of being sweeping; broadness of scope.
adj
Extremely solemn.
n
The quality of being uplifting.
n
(countable) Something vast.
n
That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.
adj
(uncommon) meticulous; obsessed
adv
Like a zealot; with zealotry.

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