allen Ernstes

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌalən ˈɛʁnstəs/, [aln̩], [ɛɐ̯nstəs] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˌalɛn ˈɛʁnstɛs/, [aln̩], [ɛɐ̯nstɛs] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧len Erns‧tes

Adverb

allen Ernstes

  1. seriously, with sincere conviction
    Wirfst du mir das jetzt allen Ernstes vor?Are you seriously accusing me of that now?
    Er hat allen Ernstes behauptet, die Erde sei hohl.He claimed with sincere conviction that the earth was hollow.

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