Earnest and Musing

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Earnest adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.

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Musing and earnest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Musing" instead an adjective "Earnest".

Nearby Words: earnestness, earnestly

Musing adjective - Given to or marked by long, quiet thinking.

Usage example: he was clearly in a musing mood, and did not feel like talking just then

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Earnest and musing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Earnest" instead an adjective "Musing".

Nearby Words: muse, mused, musingly

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