What does honest mean?
Definitions for honest
ˈɒn ɪsthon·est
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word honest.
Princeton's WordNet
honest, honorableadjective
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
"honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
honestadjective
without dissimulation; frank
"my honest opinion"
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"
honestadjective
without pretensions
"worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
honestadjective
marked by truth
"gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
good, honestadjective
not forged
"a good dollar bill"
honest, fairadjective
gained or earned without cheating or stealing
"an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
Wiktionary
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.
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.
honestadjective
In good faith; without malice.
an honest mistake
Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.
honestadjective
Accurate.
an honest scale
Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.
honestadjective
Authentic; full.
an honest day's work
Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.
honestadjective
Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
an honest dollar
Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.
Webster Dictionary
Honestadjective
decent; honorable; suitable; becoming
Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]
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.]
Honestadjective
open; frank; as, an honest countenance
Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]
Honestadjective
chaste; faithful; virtuous
Etymology: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]
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
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
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
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'honest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3887
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'honest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1206
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'honest' in Adjectives Frequency: #448
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of honest in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of honest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of honest in a Sentence
As a woman, I think porn is a disgrace, i used to watch a lot of porn, to be honest. I started watching porn when I was like 11.
Every man should make up his own mind that if he expects to succeed, he must give an honest return for the other man's dollar.
I think people have been very honest and forthright about it, im certainly not being encouraged to be anything but direct and open and honest and to try to do this the right way. Thats really critical.
This is real, it's got to be dealt with, and we've got to be honest about it.
I just got tired to be honest with you, it was just really hot out there. My golf swing started feeling a little bit shaky, body was not really turning, was just kind of arming it and not really hitting solid shots.
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Translations for honest
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- نزيه, صادقArabic
- poctivýCzech
- ærligDanish
- aufrichtig, ehrlichGerman
- τίμιος, έντιμοςGreek
- honestaEsperanto
- honesto, sinceroSpanish
- ausEstonian
- zintzoBasque
- rehellinenFinnish
- ærligurFaroese
- honnêteFrench
- macántaIrish
- ionraic, ceartScottish Gaelic
- ईमानदारHindi
- őszinteHungarian
- ազնիվArmenian
- sómakær, réttsýnn, heiðarlegur, ráðvandur, heiðarlega fenginnIcelandic
- onesta, onestoItalian
- 正直, 誠実Japanese
- jujurJavanese
- 정직한Korean
- honestumLatin
- ມີຄວາມຊື່ສັດLao
- искренMacedonian
- eerlijkDutch
- ærligNorwegian
- uczciwy, szczeryPolish
- sincera, sincero, honesto, honestaPortuguese
- cinstit, onestRomanian
- честныйRussian
- poctivýSlovak
- ärligSwedish
- halaliSwahili
- நேர்மையானTamil
- ซื่อสัตย์Thai
- matapatTagalog
- ایماندارUrdu
- snatikVolapük
- 诚实Chinese
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