HONESTY
honesty, honestness
(noun) the quality of being honest
honesty, silver dollar, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, Lunaria annua
(noun) southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
honesty (countable and uncountable, plural honesties)
(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
(uncountable, countable, obsolete) Honor; decency, propriety.
(uncountable, countable, obsolete) Chastity.
(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly Lunaria annua.
Antonyms
• dishonesty
Source: Wiktionary
Hon"es*ty, n. Etym: [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honestĂ©, onestĂ© (cf. F. honnĂȘtetĂ©), L. honestas. See Honest, a.]
1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. Shak.
2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Tim. ii. 2.
3. Chastity; modesty. Chaucer. To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Syn.
– Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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