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Definition of Honest
1. Adjective. Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent. "Honest reporting"
Also: Direct, Echt, Genuine, Honorable, Honourable, Artless, Ingenuous, Sincere, Square, Straight, True, Trustworthy, Trusty
Similar to: Downright
Antonyms: Dishonest
Derivative terms: Honestness, Honorableness
2. Adjective. Without dissimulation; frank. "My honest opinion"
3. Adjective. Worthy of being depended on. "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
Similar to: Trustworthy, Trusty
Derivative terms: Dependability, Dependableness, Honestness, Reliability, Reliableness, Trueness
4. Adjective. Without pretensions. "Good honest food"
5. Adjective. Marked by truth. "Honest reporting"
6. Adjective. Not forged. "A good dollar bill"
7. Adjective. Gained or earned without cheating or stealing. "An fair penny"
Definition of Honest
1. a. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
2. v. t. To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
Definition of Honest
1. truthful [adj -ESTER, -ESTEST] : HONESTLY [adv] - See also: truthful
Medical Definition of Honest
1. 1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. "Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!" (Shak) 2. Characterised 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." (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) Synonym: Upright, ingenuous, honorable, trusty, faithful, equitable, fair, just, rightful, sincere, frank, candid, genuine. Origin: OE. Honest, onest, OF. Honeste, oneste, F. Honnete, L. Honestus, fr. Honos, honor, honor. See Honor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honest
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