honorable
adjective
in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright.
honorableness
-
a word derived from
honorable.
Example Sentences
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But there was a central honorableness to this March Madness meeting, an all-in-ness by the principal actors, the coaches and players, that was restorative.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2019
But as this season exemplifies, that honorableness doesn’t always translate to narrative satisfaction, especially when coupled with other storytelling deficits.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2018
I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that I should know the worst of him.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
But remember that you must study the moral qualities of these unfortunates: their hearts, the honorableness of their feelings; those are our guarantees.
From The Brotherhood of Consolation by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
It was just the kind of a man he was hunting for—a man that never believes in anybody's word or anybody's honorableness, because he ain't got none of his own.
From Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain
