honourablenesshonorablenessn.

Brit.

/ˈɒn(ə)rəblnəs/, U.S.

/ˈɑnər(ə)bəlnəs/,

/ˈɑnrəbəlnəs/

Forms: see honourable adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: honourable adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < honourable adj. + -ness suffix. Compare honourability n., honourableship n.

The state or quality of being honourable (in various senses). Also with possessive adjective: a mock title of respect or form of address for a person entitled to be addressed as ‘Honourable’ (cf. honour n. 3b, honourableship n.).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > honourableness > [noun]

honourc1300

honourableness1553

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun]

worshipeOE

worthOE

dignity?c1225

worthsc1225

mund?c1250

pricea1325

worthfulheada1325

valourc1330

dignesse1399

value?a1400

honesty1418

worthiheadc1425

honourabilityc1426

worthihood?1457

sadnessa1513

honourableness1553

respect1567

worshipfulty1589

ingenuity1598

creditableness1647

honorificabilitudinity1656

worshipfulness1663

reputability1792

creditability1805

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 19 Fortitude..Of this vertue there are foure braunches... Honourablenesse..Stoutenesse..Sufferaunce..Continuaunce.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. viii. 11 The equitie and honourablenesse of the cause.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) 39 In regard of the name and the honourableness of the House.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xx. 121 The honourableness of my intentions to your dear self.

1767 G. A. Stevens French Flogged i. 3 An please your honourableness, while you hold a council what's to be done with them.

1872 Cassell's Mag. 13 Jan. 309 The payment and receipt of wages, so far from detracting from the honourableness of the relation, places both master and servant on a footing of plain justice.

1903 G. L. Irwin Drawing Room Plays vi. 140 I humbly thank your honorableness.

1977 Times 20 Sept. 5/2 I am asking all of us to restore honesty and honourableness to the public life of South Africa.

2010 A. Terjesen in R. Carveth & J. B. South Mad Men & Philos. xi. 156 It's a kind of honorableness that most of his coworkers seem to lack.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honourableness
释义	honourablenesshonorablenessn. Brit. /ˈɒn(ə)rəblnəs/, U.S. /ˈɑnər(ə)bəlnəs/, /ˈɑnrəbəlnəs/ Forms: see honourable adj., adv., and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: honourable adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < honourable adj. + -ness suffix. Compare honourability n., honourableship n. The state or quality of being honourable (in various senses). Also with possessive adjective: a mock title of respect or form of address for a person entitled to be addressed as ‘Honourable’ (cf. honour n. 3b, honourableship n.). ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > honourableness > [noun] honourc1300 honourableness1553 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] worshipeOE worthOE dignity?c1225 worthsc1225 mund?c1250 pricea1325 worthfulheada1325 valourc1330 dignesse1399 value?a1400 honesty1418 worthiheadc1425 honourabilityc1426 worthihood?1457 sadnessa1513 honourableness1553 respect1567 worshipfulty1589 ingenuity1598 creditableness1647 honorificabilitudinity1656 worshipfulness1663 reputability1792 creditability1805 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 19 Fortitude..Of this vertue there are foure braunches... Honourablenesse..Stoutenesse..Sufferaunce..Continuaunce. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre i. viii. 11 The equitie and honourablenesse of the cause. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) 39 In regard of the name and the honourableness of the House. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xx. 121 The honourableness of my intentions to your dear self. 1767 G. A. Stevens French Flogged i. 3 An please your honourableness, while you hold a council what's to be done with them. 1872 Cassell's Mag. 13 Jan. 309 The payment and receipt of wages, so far from detracting from the honourableness of the relation, places both master and servant on a footing of plain justice. 1903 G. L. Irwin Drawing Room Plays vi. 140 I humbly thank your honorableness. 1977 Times 20 Sept. 5/2 I am asking all of us to restore honesty and honourableness to the public life of South Africa. 2010 A. Terjesen in R. Carveth & J. B. South Mad Men & Philos. xi. 156 It's a kind of honorableness that most of his coworkers seem to lack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1553
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