honesty

hon·es·ty  (n-st)

n. pl. hon·es·ties

1. The quality or condition of being honest; integrity.

2. Truthfulness; sincerity: in all honesty.

3. Archaic Chastity.

4. Botany A European plant (Lunaria annua) cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round, flat, papery, silver-white seedpods. Also called money plant, satin flower, silver dollar.

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honesty [ˈɒnɪstɪ]

n pl -ties

1. the condition of being honest

2. sincerity or fairness

3. Archaic virtue or respect

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a purple-flowered SE European plant, Lunaria annua, cultivated for its flattened silvery pods, which are used for indoor decoration: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) Also called moonwort satinpod

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Honesty 

See Also: RELIABILITY/UNRELIABILITY

1. Clean as a hound’s hind leg —William Beechcroft
2. Honest as bread —Mollie Hardwick
3. Honesty is a compulsion swinging a heavy sword like loving —Marge Piercy
4. Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is the end of it —Anon
5. Incorruptible as a statue —Jean Garrigue
6. Law-abiding as a cow —G. K. Chesterton
7. (I’m totally legit.) Legal as a Jesuit —Jay Parini

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	honesty - the quality of being honest honestness righteousness - adhering to moral principles scrupulousness - conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence integrity - moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity" incorruption, incorruptness - characterized by integrity or probity incorruptibility - the incapability of being corrupted candidness, candour, forthrightness, frankness, directness, candor - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech good faith, straightness - having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants" truthfulness - the quality of being truthful dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
	2.	honesty - southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration Lunaria annua, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, silver dollar genus Lunaria, Lunaria - small genus of European herbs: honesty herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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honesty

noun

1. integrity, honour, virtue, morality, fidelity, probity, rectitude, veracity, faithfulness, truthfulness, trustworthiness, straightness, incorruptibility, scrupulousness, uprightness, reputability It's time for complete honesty from political representatives.

2. frankness, openness, sincerity, candour, bluntness, outspokenness, genuineness, plainness, straightforwardness Good communication encourages honesty in a relationship.

Quotations
"No legacy is so rich as honesty" [William Shakespeare All's Well That Ends Well]
"Honesty's a fool" [William Shakespeare Othello]
"Honesty is a fine jewel, but much out of fashion" [Thomas Fuller Gnomologia]
"Honesty is praised, then left to shiver" [Juvenal Satires]

Proverbs
"Honesty is the best policy"

Translations

honesty [ˈɒnɪstɪ]

A. N

1. (= sincerity) → sinceridad f
I admire his honesty → admiro su sinceridad
in all honesty → para ser sincero or franco ...
honesty is the best policy → lo mejor es ir con la sinceridad por delante

2. (= trustworthiness) → honradez f, honestidad f

B. CPD honesty box N caja donde se deposita el dinero para pagar algo cuando no hay nadie para recogerlo en persona

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honesty [ˈɒnɪsti] n

(= integrity) → honnêteté f

(= frankness) → honnêteté f

(emphasis) in all honesty → en toute honnêteté

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honesty

n

(= truthfulness) → Ehrlichkeit f; (= being law-abiding, decent) → Redlichkeit f; in all honesty → ganz ehrlich; one must admit, in all honesty, … → man muss ehrlicherweise zugeben, …; honesty is the best policy (Prov) → ehrlich währt am längsten (Prov)

(Bot) → Mondviole f, → Silberblatt nt, → Judassilberling m (inf)

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honesty [ˈɒnɪstɪ] n

a. → onestà
in all honesty → a voler essere or per essere proprio sincero/a

b. (Bot) → monete fpl del Papa

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honesty → أمانة poctivost ærlighed Ehrlichkeit ειλικρίνεια honradez rehellisyys honnêteté iskrenost onestà 正直 정직 eerlijkheid ærlighet uczciwość honestidade честность ärlighet ความซื่อสัตย์ dürüstlük lòng trung thực 诚实