Definitions for honest
ˈɒn ɪsthon·est

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

1. honest, honorable(adj)

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

2. honest(adj)

   without dissimulation; frank

   "my honest opinion"

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

   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. honest(adj)

   without pretensions

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

5. honest(adj)

   marked by truth

   "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"

6. good, honest(adj)

   not forged

   "a good dollar bill"

7. honest, fair(adj)

   gained or earned without cheating or stealing

   "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. honest(Adjective)

   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. honest(Adjective)

   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. honest(Adjective)

   In good faith; without malice.

   an honest mistake

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

4. honest(Adjective)

   Accurate.

   an honest scale

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

5. honest(Adjective)

   Authentic; full.

   an honest day's work

   Etymology: From honeste, from honestus, from honor.

6. honest(Adjective)

   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. Honest(adj)

   decent; honorable; suitable; becoming

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

2. Honest(adj)

   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. Honest(adj)

   open; frank; as, an honest countenance

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

4. Honest(adj)

   chaste; faithful; virtuous

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

5. Honest(adj)

   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?

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   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. Thomas Jefferson:

   An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.

2. Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal:

   We have a choice between a honest socialist or a lying capitalist.

3. Brandon A. Trean:

   The highest form of medicine is the simplest and most honest activation of the placebo effect via self-induction.

4. Ernest Hemingway:

   The hardest thing to do is to write straight honest prose on human beings. First you have to know the subject; then you have to know how to write. Both take a lifetime to learn, and anybody is cheating who takes politics as a way out. All the outs are too easy, and the thing itself is too hard to do.

5. Read MoreGabriel Fairman:

   I try to dissuade people from working for our company. I try to be honest about all our shortcomings and challenges.

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