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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hon•est /ˈɑnɪst/USA pronunciation adj. - honorable in principles, intentions, and actions;
upright:decent, honest folk. - showing fairness and trustworthiness:honest business dealings.
- gained fairly:to earn an honest living.
- sincere;
open:an honest face. - truthful or creditable:He gave an honest account of how he had received the money.
hon•es•ty, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hon•est (on′ist),USA pronunciation adj. - honorable in principles, intentions, and actions;
upright and fair:an honest person. - showing uprightness and fairness:honest dealings.
- gained or obtained fairly:honest wealth.
- sincere;
frank:an honest face. - genuine or unadulterated:honest commodities.
- respectable;
having a good reputation:an honest name. - truthful or creditable:honest weights.
- humble, plain, or unadorned.
- [Archaic.]chaste;
virtuous.
- Latin honestus honorable, equivalent. to hones- (variant stem of honōs) honor + -tus adjective, adjectival suffix
- Middle French
- Middle English honeste 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged just, incorruptible, trusty, trustworthy.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fair.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged straightforward, candid.
- 5, 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pure.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dishonest, corrupt.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: honest /ˈɒnɪst/ adj - not given to lying, cheating, stealing, etc; trustworthy
- not false or misleading; genuine
- just or fair: honest wages
- characterized by sincerity and candour: an honest appraisal
- without pretensions or artificial traits: honest farmers
- archaic (of a woman) respectable
- honest broker ⇒ a mediator in disputes, esp international ones
- make an honest woman of ⇒ to marry (a woman, esp one who is pregnant) to prevent scandal
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus distinguished, from honōs honour |