HONEST

honest, fair

(adjective) gained or earned without cheating or stealing; “an honest wage”; “an fair penny”

good, honest

(adjective) not forged; “a good dollar bill”

honest, honorable

(adjective) not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; “honest lawyers”; “honest reporting”

honest

(adjective) marked by truth; “gave honest answers”; “honest reporting”

honest

(adjective) without pretensions; “worked at an honest trade”; “good honest food”

honest

(adjective) without dissimulation; frank; “my honest opinion”

dependable, honest, reliable, true

(adjective) worthy of being depended on; “a dependable worker”; “an honest working stiff”; “a reliable source of information”; “he was true to his word”; “I would be true for there are those who trust me”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

honest (comparative honester or more honest, superlative honestest or most honest)

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.

In good faith; without malice.

(of a measurement device) Accurate.

Authentic; full.

Earned or acquired in a fair manner.

Open; frank.

(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.

(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.

Synonyms

• See also honest

Antonyms

• dishonest

Verb

honest (third-person singular simple present honests, present participle honesting, simple past and past participle honested)

(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.

Adverb

honest (comparative more honest, superlative most honest)

(colloquial) Honestly; really.

Anagrams

• Heston, Stheno, oneths

Source: Wiktionary

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Hon"est, a. Etym: [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F. honnête, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See Honor.]

1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. Chaucer. Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching! Shak.

2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightas, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession. An honest man's the noblest work of God. Pope. An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health. Sir W. Temple. Look ye out among you seven men of honest report. Acts vi. 3. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Rom. xii. 17.

3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.

4. Chaste; faithfuk; virtuous. Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. Shak.

Syn.

– Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful; equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid; genuine.

Hon"est, v. t. Etym: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]

Definition: To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.] Abp. Sandys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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