This is the 6122nd most frequent French word.
ernest
"Ernest" is a French male given name, equivalent to "Ernest" in English.
'Ernest' is used here as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Ernest est très sérieux dans son travail.
Ernest is very serious in his work.
'earnest' is used as an adjective to describe a sincere and serious attitude.
Il faut être ernest lorsque l'on aborde ces sujets importants.
One must be earnest when approaching these important topics.
'Ernest' is used as part of a proper noun, referring to the name of the literary figure Ernest Hemingway.