honest
[ on-ist ]
/ ˈɒn ɪst /
adjective
SYNONYMS FOR honest
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Origin of honest
1250–1300; Middle English honeste<Middle French <Latin honestus honorable, equivalent to hones- (variant stem of honōs) honor + -tus adj. suffix
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Words nearby honest
Honduran, Honduras, hone, Honecker, Honegger, honest, honest broker, honest Injun, Honest John, honestly, honest to God
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British Dictionary definitions for honest
honest
/ (ˈɒnɪst) /
adjective
Derived forms of honest
honestness, nounWord Origin for honest
C13: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus distinguished, from honōs honour
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Idioms and Phrases with honest
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