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In some senses, ernest is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ernest
/ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/
name 2noun 1
Collocations
3VERB + ERNEST
called, name
ERNEST + NOUN
granddad, hemingway, something
PREP.
in
Definitions
name
1
A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.
GWENDOLEN. […] and my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence.
"What's his name, your boyfriend?" "Ernest. Ernest Hemingway." The name was received in disparaging silence. Marlene said: "You wouldn't get me going out with a feller called Ernest. My granddad was Ernest."
2
A surname.
noun
1
Obsolete form of earnest.
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GWENDOLEN. […] and my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence.
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"What's his name, your boyfriend?" "Ernest. Ernest Hemingway." The name was received in disparaging silence. Marlene said: "You wouldn't get me going out with a feller called Ernest. My granddad was E
Wiktionary03
Bruno is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he's Frank and in Chicago, he's Ernest.
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