honest

Speech parts

1. honest - Adjective

2. honest - Verb

3. honest - Adverb

4. honest - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

honorable frank fair reliable genuine upright sincere dependable candid just good open true incorruptible moral
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Antonyms

dishonest australian byzantine arch pharisee fib
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Phrases with the word

turn an honest penny to be honest in my honest opinion honest as the day if I'm honest honest mistake

Anagrams

ethnos Eshton Heston Stheno

Examples

a reliable source of information Source: Internet

a dependable worker Source: Internet

an honest working stiff Source: Internet

he was true to his word Source: Internet

I would be true for there are those who trust me Source: Internet

an honest wage Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

honery Honesdale honessite Honest Abe honest advertising honest as the day