Hyphenation of earnest

Are you trying to hyphenate earnest? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

earnest

Definitions of earnest:

1.	Something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
2.	Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions Both sides were deeply in earnest
3.	Even passionate An entirely sincere and cruel tyrant A film with a solemn social message
4.	Earnest One's dearest wish Devout wishes for their success Heartfelt condolences
5.	Not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal

Synonyms of earnest:

adj	in earnest, sincere, solemn, serious
adj	dear, devout, heartfelt, sincere
adj	businesslike, purposeful
noun	security, surety

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.