honest

[honĀ·est]

The adjective honest is perfect for describing someone who tells the truth. If you're always honest, it means you're truthful and sincere no matter what.

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Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

Adjective S.
free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest"

Adjective
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"

Adjective S.
marked by truth; "gave honest answers"

Adjective S.
habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness"

Adjective S.
without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"

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Adjective S.
without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"

Adjective S.
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"


a.
Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

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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.

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

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Chaste; faithful; virtuous.

a.
To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.


Honest

Hon"est , a. [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F. honn'88te, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See Honor.] 1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. Chaucer.
Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!
2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness 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.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health.
Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.
Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance. 4. Chaste; faithfuk; virtuous.
Wives may be merry, and yet honest too.
Syn. -- Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful; equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid; genuine.

Honest

Hon"est, v. t. [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.] To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.] Abp. Sandys.

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.

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Usage Examples

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principles of equal partnership.

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.

Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

An honest God is the noblest work of man.

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it.

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence a vain man, in order that it may.

A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.

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