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Ernest Definition

Er·nest (ʉrnist)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Ernie; var. Earnest; equiv. It. & Sp. Ernesto, Ger. Ernst; fem. Ernestine

Etymology: Ger Ernst < OHG Ernust, Ernost, lit., resolute < ernust: see earnest

Ernest Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • radioactivity: The leakage a d in the pursued radioactivity ernest.
Ernest Quotes

: I think Jack, for instance, a charming name. :Jack?† No, there is very little music in the name Jack, if any at all, indeed. It does not thrill. It produces absolutely no vibrations† I have known several Jacks, and theyall, without exception, weremore than usually plain. Besides,Jack is a notorious domesticity for John! And I pity any woman who is married to a man called John. She would probably never be allowed to know the entrancing pleasure of a single moment's solitude. The only really safe name is Ernest.

—Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'FlahertieWills

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