Definitions for honest
ˈɒn ɪsthon·est

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. honest, honorableadjective

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

2. honestadjective

   without dissimulation; frank

   "my honest opinion"

3. dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)adjective

   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. honestadjective

   without pretensions

   "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"

5. honestadjective

   marked by truth

   "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"

6. good, honestadjective

   not forged

   "a good dollar bill"

7. honest, fairadjective

   gained or earned without cheating or stealing

   "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. honestadjective

   Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

   We're the most honest people you will ever come across.

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

2. honestadjective

   True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.

   an honest account of events; honest reporting

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

3. honestadjective

   In good faith; without malice.

   an honest mistake

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

4. honestadjective

   Accurate.

   an honest scale

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

5. honestadjective

   Authentic; full.

   an honest day's work

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

6. honestadjective

   Earned or acquired in a fair manner.

   an honest dollar

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Honestadjective

   decent; honorable; suitable; becoming

   Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]

2. Honestadjective

   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

   Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]

3. Honestadjective

   open; frank; as, an honest countenance

   Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]

4. Honestadjective

   chaste; faithful; virtuous

   Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]

5. Honestadjective

   to adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable

   Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Honest

   Honest is a black comedy crime film released in 2000. The film was the directorial debut of ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart and starred Peter Facinelli and three members of the British/Canadian girl group All Saints: sisters Nicole and Natalie Appleton, and Melanie Blatt. The plot follows the antics of three gun-toting, streetwise, saucy sisters in Swinging London in the late 1960s. The film is most notable for the topless scenes by the Appleton sisters. Blatt and the Appletons also contributed to three songs on the film's soundtrack. Honest received blistering reviews with one critic remarking, "It is the worst kind of rubbish, the kind that makes you angry you have wasted 105 minutes of your life." However, the Sunday Times gave it 4 stars and called it a "cult classic" à la Amazon Women on the Moon. The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. The low budget film flopped in its opening week in the UK, earning only £111,309 on 220 screens.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Honest

   on′est, adj. full of honour: just: the opposite of thievish, free from fraud: frank, fair-seeming, openly shown: chaste: (B.) honourable.—adv. Hon′estly.—n. Hon′esty, the state of being honest: integrity: candour: a small flowering plant, so called from its transparent seed-pouch: (B.) becoming deportment: (Shak.) chastity.—Make an honest woman of, to marry, where the woman has been dishonoured first. [Fr.,—L. honestus—honor.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. honest

   The actions and characteristics of being truthful.

   She was always honest with all her customers and they knew it so trusted her.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2015  

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1. honest

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'honest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3887

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'honest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1206

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'honest' in Adjectives Frequency: #448

How to pronounce honest?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of honest in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of honest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of honest in a Sentence

1. Carlos Ghosn:

   We trust him, we think he's an honest guy and he is not cheating or hiding. This is an important element in a transaction like this.

2. Sophie Wessex:

   He has been a fantastic life partner for her. I think it's maybe a fairly lonely job being queen, as a female in the top job I think to have somebody you can lean on, you can discuss things with, she can be honest with behind closed doors ... I don't think she could have chosen better. And they make each other laugh, which is half the battle, isn't it?

3. Hillary Clinton:

   We also have to be honest about gaps that exists across out country, the inequality that stalks our streets.

4. Oscar Veneszee:

   We need to look internally and be honest about what the problem is.

5. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H. 96, ll. 11-12.:

   There lives more faith in honest doubt, Believe me, than in half the creeds.

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