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1. (adj.) honest
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright.
2. honest
showing uprightness and fairness:
honest dealings.
3. honest
gained or obtained fairly:
to earn an honest living.
4. honest
sincere; frank; open:
an honest face.
5. honest
genuine or unadulterated:
honest goods.
6. honest
respectable; having a good reputation:
an honest name.
7. honest
truthful or creditable:
an honest account.
8. honest
humble, plain, or unadorned.
9. honest
Archaic. chaste; virtuous.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME honeste < MF < L honestus honorable =hones-, var. s. of honōshonor+-tus adj. suffix)
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1. (adj) honest, honorable
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
"honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
2. (adj) honest
without dissimulation; frank
"my honest opinion"
3. (adj) dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)
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"
4. (adj) honest
without pretensions
"worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
5. (adj) honest
marked by truth
"gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
6. (adj) good, honest
not forged
"a good dollar bill"
7. (adj) honest, fair
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
"an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
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1. (adjective) honest
≠ dishonest, untruthful
my honest opinion; Please be honest about what you want.
2. honest
to be honest
emphasizes you are about to give your true opinion
To be honest, I never really liked him.
3. honest
≠ dishonest, immoral
a good, honest worker
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) honest
decent; honorable; suitable; becoming
2. (adj) honest
characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession
3. (adj) honest
open; frank; as, an honest countenance
4. (adj) honest
chaste; faithful; virtuous
5. (adj) honest
to adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable
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Sense: (of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc
My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.
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 Afrikaans: eerlik |
 Arabic: صادِق، صحيح، نزيه |
 Bulgarian: честен |
 Brazilian: honesto |
 Czech: poctivý |
 German: ehrlich |
 Danish: ærlig |
 Greek: τίμιος, ειλικρινής |
 Spanish: honesto |
 Estonian: aus |
 Farsi: درستکار؛ راستگو |
 Finnish: rehellinen |
 French: honnête |
 Hebrew: יָשָׁר, הגוּן |
 Hindi: ईमानदार |
 Croatian: iskren, pošten |
 Hungarian: becsületes |
 Indonesian: jujur |
 Icelandic: heiðarlegur |
 Italian: onesto |
 Japanese: 正直な |
 Korean: 정직한 |
 Lithuanian: sąžiningas |
 Latvian: godīgs; vaļsirdīgs |
 Malay: jujur |
 Dutch: eerlijk, oprecht |
 Norwegian: ærlig, hederlig, real |
 Polish: uczciwy |
 Persian: درستکار؛ راستگو |
 Pashto: رښتینی ، رښتیا ویونکی |
 Portuguese: honesto |
 Romanian: sincer |
 Russian: честный |
 Slovak: čestný |
 Slovenian: odkrit, pošten |
 Serbian: iskren |
 Swedish: ärlig, uppriktig |
 Thai: ซื่อตรง |
 Turkish: namuslu, dürüst, doğru |
 Taiwanese: 誠實的 |
 Ukrainian: чесний |
 Urdu: ایماندار |
 Vietnamese: trung thực |
 Chinese: 诚实的 |
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