honourable

US honorable

/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /


adjective
  1. possessing or characterized by high principles: honourable intentions

  2. worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem

  1. consistent with or bestowing honour

Derived forms of honourable

  • honourableness or US honorableness, noun
  • honourably or US honorably, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for Honourable (2 of 2)

Honourable

US Honorable

/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /


adjective
  1. the Honourable (prenominal) a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another: Abbreviation: Hon

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