Meaning of 'honest'
Meaning of 'honest' (Webster Dictionary)
- Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
- 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.
- Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
- Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
- To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
- 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.
- Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
- Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
- To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
Meaning of 'honest' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
- not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
Example in sentence:
- honest lawyers;
- honest reporting
Meaning (2):
- worthy of being depended on
- worthy of being depended on
Example in sentence:
- a dependable worker;
- a reliable source of information;
- an honest working stiff;
- he was true to his word;
- I would be true for there are those who trust me
Meaning (3):
- not forged
- not forged
Example in sentence:
- a good dollar bill
Meaning (4):
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
- gained or earned without cheating or stealing
Example in sentence:
- an fair penny;
- an honest wage
Meaning (5):
- marked by truth
- marked by truth
Example in sentence:
- gave honest answers;
- honest reporting
Meaning (6):
- without dissimulation; frank
- without dissimulation; frank
Example in sentence:
- my honest opinion
Meaning (7):
- without pretensions
- without pretensions
Example in sentence:
- good honest food;
- worked at an honest trade
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