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Earnestness vs Liveliness - What's the difference?

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Liveliness is a synonym of earnestness.



As nouns the difference between earnestness and liveliness

is that earnestness is the quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness while liveliness is the quality of being lively; animation; energy.

earnestness

English

Noun

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  • The quality of being earnest; sincerity; seriousness.
  • * 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
  • *: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.

    • liveliness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being lively; animation; energy.