allen Ernstes

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌalən ˈɛʁnstəs/, [aln̩], [ɛɐ̯nstəs] (Germany) IPA(key): /ˌalɛn ˈɛʁnstɛs/, [aln̩], [ɛɐ̯nstɛs] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: al‧len Erns‧tes === Adverb === allen Ernstes 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. ==== Related terms ==== Ernst machen ernst nehmen es ernst meinen im Ernst === Further reading === “allen Ernstes” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “allen Ernstes” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “allen Ernstes” in Duden online “allen Ernstes” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “allen Ernstes” in OpenThesaurus.de