What does the word earnest mean in the play "Oscar Wilde's"

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Norayr Sargsyan · Answer 1 · 2022-01-31T15:10:01+0000

Answer: Earnest means serious.

Explanation: In Oscar Wilde's play ''The Importance of Being Earnest,'' being earnest is a pun, or a play on words between the adjective, ''earnest'' and the man's name, ''Ernest.

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