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honest
hon·est H0262300 (ŏn′ĭst)adj.1. Marked by or displaying integrity; upright: an honest lawyer.2. Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine: honest weight.3. Equitable; fair: honest wages for an honest day's work.4. a. Characterized by truth; not false: honest reporting.b. Sincere; frank: an honest critique.5. a. Of good repute; respectable.b. Without affectation; plain: honest folk.6. Virtuous; chaste.
[Middle English, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, honorable, from honor, honor (earlier honōs).]honest (ˈɒnɪst) adj1. not given to lying, cheating, stealing, etc; trustworthy2. not false or misleading; genuine3. just or fair: honest wages. 4. characterized by sincerity and candour: an honest appraisal. 5. without pretensions or artificial traits: honest farmers. 6. archaic (of a woman) respectable7. honest broker a mediator in disputes, esp international ones8. honest Injun (interjection) school slang genuinely, really9. honest to God honest to goodness a. (adjective) completely authenticb. (interjection) an expression of affirmation or surprise10. make an honest woman of to marry (a woman, esp one who is pregnant) to prevent scandal[C13: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus distinguished, from honōs honour] ˈhonestness nhon•est (ˈɒn ɪst)
adj. 1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright. 2. showing uprightness and fairness: honest dealings. 3. gained or obtained fairly: to earn an honest living. 4. sincere; frank; open: an honest face. 5. genuine or unadulterated: honest goods. 6. respectable; having a good reputation: an honest name. 7. truthful or creditable: an honest account. 8. humble, plain, or unadorned. 9. Archaic. chaste; virtuous. [1250–1300; Middle English honeste < Middle French < Latin honestus honorable =hones-, variant s. of honōs honor + -tus adj. suffix] hon′est•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | honest - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"honorabledirect - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"honourable, honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"artless, ingenuous - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"square, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive | | 2. | honest - without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" | | 3. | honest - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"dependable, reliable, truetrustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" | | 4. | honest - without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor" | | 5. | honest - marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"truthful, true - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" | | 6. | honest - not forged; "a good dollar bill"goodecht, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" | | 7. | honest - gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"fairequitable, just - fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" |
honestadjective1. trustworthy, decent, upright, reliable, ethical, honourable, conscientious, reputable, truthful, virtuous, law-abiding, trusty, scrupulous, high-minded, veracious My dad was the most honest man I have ever met.
trustworthy bad, dishonest, corrupt, crooked, unfair, unlawful, unreliable, immoral, treacherous, unscrupulous, unfaithful, unethical, deceitful, untrustworthy, unprincipled, untruthful, unrighteous2. open, direct, frank, plain, straightforward, outright, sincere, candid, forthright, upfront (informal), undisguised, round, ingenuous, unfeigned I was honest about what I was doing.
open false, disguised, secretive, insincere3. genuine, real, true, straight, fair, proper, authentic, equitable, impartial, on the level (informal), bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), above board, fair and square, on the up and up, honest to goodness It was an honest mistake on his part.
genuine false, fraudulent, illegitimate, counterfeitQuotations
"To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"An honest man's the noblest work of God" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Man]
"An honest man's word is as good as his bond" [Cervantes Don Quixote]honestadjective1. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action:good, honorable, incorruptible, righteous, true, upright, upstanding.Informal: straight-shooting.Idiom: on the up-and-up.2. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech:candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved.Informal: straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting.3. Devoid of any hypocrisy or pretense:genuine, heartfelt, hearty, natural, real, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unmannered.Translationshonest (ˈonist) adjective1. (of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc. My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion. 誠實的 诚实的2. (of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest. an honest face. (個人外表)老實的 诚实坦率的3. (of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc. to earn an honest living. (財富)用正當手段獲得的 用正当手段获得的ˈhonestly adverb1. in an honest way. He gained his wealth honestly. 誠實地 诚实地2. used to stress the truth of what a person is saying. Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible. 說真的 说真的 interjection used to express mild anger etc. Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do! (表示微慍)是喔！ 老实说ˈhonesty nounSurely, if you own up to something, you should be praised for your honesty, not punished. 誠實 诚实honest
honestAn expression used to emphasize the veracity of one's statement. I swear it wasn't me who broke the lamp, honest!honest! (spoken) used to emphasize that you are not lying: I didn’t mean it, honest!See:- (as) honest as the day is long
- an honest broker
- an honest buck
- an honest mistake
- be as honest as the day is long
- earn an honest buck
- earn an honest penny
- God's honest truth
- honest
- honest and aboveboard
- honest as the day is long
- honest to God
- honest to God/goodness
- honest to goodness
- honest to goodness/God/Pete
- honest to Pete
- honest!
- if I'm honest
- in my honest opinion
- in your honest opinion
- keep honest
- make an honest buck
- make an honest woman (out) of (someone)
- make an honest woman of
- make an honest woman of her
- make an honest woman of somebody
- make an honest woman of someone
- open and aboveboard
- the honest truth
- to be honest
- turn an honest penny
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honest
Synonyms for honestadj trustworthySynonyms- trustworthy
- decent
- upright
- reliable
- ethical
- honourable
- conscientious
- reputable
- truthful
- virtuous
- law-abiding
- trusty
- scrupulous
- high-minded
- veracious
Antonyms- bad
- dishonest
- corrupt
- crooked
- unfair
- unlawful
- unreliable
- immoral
- treacherous
- unscrupulous
- unfaithful
- unethical
- deceitful
- untrustworthy
- unprincipled
- untruthful
- unrighteous
adj openSynonyms- open
- direct
- frank
- plain
- straightforward
- outright
- sincere
- candid
- forthright
- upfront
- undisguised
- round
- ingenuous
- unfeigned
Antonyms- false
- disguised
- secretive
- insincere
adj genuineSynonyms- genuine
- real
- true
- straight
- fair
- proper
- authentic
- equitable
- impartial
- on the level
- bona fide
- dinkum
- above board
- fair and square
- on the up and up
- honest to goodness
Antonyms- false
- fraudulent
- illegitimate
- counterfeit
Synonyms for honestadj having or marked by uprightness in principle and actionSynonyms- good
- honorable
- incorruptible
- righteous
- true
- upright
- upstanding
- straight-shooting
adj manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speechSynonyms- candid
- direct
- downright
- forthright
- frank
- ingenuous
- man-to-man
- open
- plainspoken
- straight
- straightforward
- straight-out
- unreserved
- straight-from-the-shoulder
- straight-shooting
adj devoid of any hypocrisy or pretenseSynonyms- genuine
- heartfelt
- hearty
- natural
- real
- sincere
- true
- unaffected
- unfeigned
- unmannered
Synonyms for honestadj not disposed to cheat or defraudSynonymsRelated Words- direct
- echt
- genuine
- honourable
- honorable
- artless
- ingenuous
- sincere
- square
- straight
- true
- trustworthy
- trusty
Antonymsadj without dissimulationRelated Wordsadj worthy of being depended onSynonymsRelated Wordsadj without pretensionsRelated Wordsadj marked by truthRelated Wordsadj not forgedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj gained or earned without cheating or stealingSynonymsRelated Words |