Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. honest, honorable(adj)

   not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

   "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

2. honorable, honourable(adj)

   worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

   "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

3. ethical, honorable, honourable(adj)

   adhering to ethical and moral principles

   "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"

4. estimable, good, honorable, respectable(adj)

   deserving of esteem and respect

   "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. honorable(Adjective)

   Worthy of respect; respectable.

Origin: From the honorable, honurable, from the honorabilis, from honoro; cognate with the onorabile and with the and ⁽ᵒᶜ⁾ ⁽ᵉˢ⁾.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Honorable(adj)

   worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious

2. Honorable(adj)

   high-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation

3. Honorable(adj)

   proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive

4. Honorable(adj)

   conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds

5. Honorable(adj)

   worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude

6. Honorable(adj)

   performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial

7. Honorable(adj)

   of reputable association or use; respectable

8. Honorable(adj)

   an epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman

Origin: [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.]

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of honorable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of honorable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of honorable in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Young:

   It was an honorable mission he was on.

2. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

   Germany has made an honorable choice there.

3. Frazier Glenn Cross:

   It was righteous, it was honorable, it was moral.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   A victory which is not honorable is nothing but a defeat!

5. George Washington:

   Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.

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