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Importance of Being Earnest, The

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Importance of Being Earnest, The

The Importance of Being EarnestImˌportance of Being ˈEarnest, The  (1895) a play by Oscar Wilde in which a man pretends that his name is Ernest because he thinks this will give him an advantage with a woman he admires see also Bracknell, Lady


Importance of Being Earnest, The
Imˌportance of Being ˈEarnest, The
(1895) a play by Oscar Wilde in which a man pretends that his name is Ernest because he thinks this will give him an advantage with a woman he admires ⇨ Bracknell, Lady