Definition of 'honesty'
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honesty in American English
noun
1.
the state or quality of being honest
; specif.,
b.
c.
sincerity; fairness; straightforwardness
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Word origin
ME honeste < OFr honesté < L honestas < honestusWord Frequency
honesty in American English
(ˈɑnəsti)
nounWord forms: plural -ties
SYNONYMS 1. integrity, probity, rectitude. See honor. 2. candor, veracity.ANTONYMS 1. dishonesty.1.
the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness
2.
truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness
4. Botany
a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent, satiny pods
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The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest manMaxims
No legacy is so rich as honestyAll's Well That Ends Well
Honesty's a foolOthello
Honesty is the best policy
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In other languages
honesty
British English: honesty
/ˈɒnɪstɪ/ NOUN
Honesty is honest behaviour.
I can answer you with complete honesty.
- American English: honesty /ˈɒnɪsti/
- Arabic: أَمَانَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: honestidade
- Chinese: 诚实
- Croatian: iskrenost
- Czech: poctivost
- Danish: ærlighed
- Dutch: eerlijkheid
- European Spanish: honradez
- Finnish: rehellisyys
- French: honnêteté
- German: Ehrlichkeit
- Greek: ειλικρίνεια
- Italian: onestà
- Japanese: 正直
- Korean: 정직
- Norwegian: ærlighet
- Polish: uczciwość
- European Portuguese: honestidade
- Romanian: cinste
- Russian: честность
- Spanish: honradez
- Swedish: ärlighet
- Thai: ความซื่อสัตย์
- Turkish: dürüstlük
- Ukrainian: щирість
- Vietnamese: lòng trung thực
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