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honesty - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'honesty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Honesty [ a.]
- Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.
- The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.
- Chastity; modesty.
- Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.