honourable

¹

/ 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

Honourable

²

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• honourably adverb
• honourableness noun

Example Sentences

Shah said he "applauded" Turness for doing the "honourable and proper" thing and stepping down as CEO of News, but said he did not think "that meant that the director general had also to resign".

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He described the actions of Turness as "honourable" and "proper", repeating her assertion that the "buck stops" with her.

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"I hope this Labour government will be more honourable," he said.

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Last week, more than a dozen historians said parliament was being made "the place of honourable remembrance for a declared antisemite".

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"Everyone is leaving but I'm not. My dad says it's more honourable to die in your own house than to run away."

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