Sincere vs. Earnest — What's the Difference?

Not feigned or affected; genuine

Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction

Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true

A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come

(Archaic) Pure; unadulterated.

Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness

Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.

Earnest money.

Meant truly or earnestly.

A token of something to come; a promise or assurance.

(archaic) clean; pure

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)

Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.

A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.

Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.

(transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.

Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.

(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest.

Open and genuine; not deceitful;

(with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.

Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;

Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

(said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.

Strenuous; diligent.

Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.

Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.

Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.

Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; - used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.

Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.

Serious; important.

To use in earnest.

Something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract

Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;

Earnest;

Not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal