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• honourable
  honourable

  adjective

  possessing or characterized by high principles
• Honourable
  Honourable

  adjective

  (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

honourable

¹ British  

/ ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl /

adjective

1. possessing or characterized by high principles

   honourable intentions

2. worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem

3. consistent with or bestowing honour

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Honourable ² British  

/ ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl /

adjective

1.  Hon.  (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

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Other Word Forms

• honourableness
  noun
• honourably
  adverb

Example Sentences

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An honourable mention should also go to Djed Spence.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The players are expected to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, who on social media thanked the team for its "honourable performance".

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

In the letter, Almog proposed "to stop this way of deciding the winner by drawing lots, an immoral and even cruel system for the losing team and not honourable for the winner".

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

“In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside,” McSweeney said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

Matilda longed for her parents to be good and loving and understanding and honourable and intelligent.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

Honourable mention too for Williams for picking Franco Colapinto as a replacement for Logan Sargeant mid-season.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024

GOD save our gracious Sovereign and all the Companions, living and departed, of the Most Honourable and Noble Order of the Garter.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2022

The gun carriage will be flanked by detachments of The King's Body Guards of The Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Yeomen of the Guard and the Royal Company of Archers.

From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2022

The gun carriage will be flanked by detachments of The King’s Body Guards of The Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Yeomen of the Guard and the Royal Company of Archers.

From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2022

“Reverend Connerly, I am humbled to be in your presence. I am the lowly Charles Mondial Vaughn the Fourth, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. Knighted a mere fourteen years ago.”

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis