honesty

hon·es·ty

 (ŏn′ĭ-stē)

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 Eurasian plant (Lunaria annua) in the mustard family, cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round, flat, papery, silver-white seedpods. Also called money plant, satin flower.

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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. (Plants) Also called: lunary, moonwort or satinpod a purple-flowered SE European plant, Lunaria annua, cultivated for its flattened silvery pods, which are used for indoor decoration: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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hon•es•ty

(ˈɒn ə sti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. uprightness; integrity; trustworthiness.

2. truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.

3. freedom from deceit or fraud.

4. a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent satiny pods.

5. Obs. chastity.

[1300–50; Middle English honeste < Middle French < Latin honestās, irreg. derivative of honestus. See honest, -ty²]

syn: See honor.

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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

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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"

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

honesty

noun

1. The quality of being honest:

honor, honorableness, incorruptibility, integrity, upstandingness.

2. Moral or ethical strength:

character, fiber, integrity, principle.

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Translations

أَمَانَةشَرَف، صِدْق

poctivostupřímnost

ærlighed

EhrlichkeitBiederkeit

ειλικρίνεια

honradezhonestidad

rehellisyys

honnêtetélunaireprobité

iskrenost

heiîarleiki

lunariaonestàonest...

正直

정직

eerlijkheid

ærlighetredelighet

uczciwość

honestidade

честность

poštenje

ärlighet

ความซื่อสัตย์

dürüstlüknamus

lòng trung thực

诚实

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

honesty

[ˈɒnɪsti] n

(= integrity) → honnêteté f

(= frankness) → honnêteté f

(emphasis) in all honesty → en toute honnêteté

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

honesty

[ˈɒnɪstɪ] n

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

b. (Bot) → monete fpl del Papa

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

honest

(ˈonist) adjective

1. (of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc. My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion. eerlik صادِق، صحيح، نزيه честен honesto poctivý ehrlich ærlig τίμιος, ειλικρινήςhonesto aus درستکار؛ راستگو rehellinen honnêteישר, הגון ईमानदार iskren, pošten becsületes jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直な 정직한 sąžiningas godīgs; vaļsirdīgs jujur eerlijk, oprechtærlig, hederlig, realuczciwy رښتینی ، رښتیا ویونکی honesto sincer честный čestný odkrit, pošten iskren ärlig, uppriktig ซื่อตรง namuslu, dürüst, doğru 誠實的 чесний ایماندار trung thực 诚实的

2. (of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest. an honest face. eerlik, oop مُسْتَقيم، مُحْتَرَم честен honesto upřímný ehrlich ærlig ειλικρινήςhonesto siiras نجیب kunniallinen honnêteישר सच्चा pošten, cestit nyílt jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直そうな 정직하게 보이는 doras, atviras godīgs; atklāts jujur eerlijk, oprechtærliguczciwy, prawy نجیب honesto deschis открытый úprimný odkrit pošten ärlig หน้าซื่อ dürüst, namuslu (個人外表)老實的 щирий مخلص có vẻ thật thà 诚实坦率的

3. (of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc. to earn an honest living. eerbaar أمين، شَريف честен honesto poctivý rechtschaffen ærlig έντιμοςhonesto aus حلال vilpitön honnêteהגון निष्कपट pošten becsületes jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直な手段で得た 정직하게 번 doras godīgs; neviltots halal eerlijk, oprechtærlig, redeliguczciwy حلال honesto cinstit честный poctivý pošten pošten ärlig, hederlig สุจริต namuslu, yasal yollardan kazanılmış (財富)用正當手段獲得的 чесний چھل فریب سے دور lương thiện 用正当手段获得的

ˈhonestly adverb

1. in an honest way. He gained his wealth honestly. eerlik بِشَرَف честно honestamente poctivě ehrlich ærligt; på ærlig vis έντιμα, τίμιαhonestamente ausalt با صداقت vilpittömästi honnêtementביושר ईमानदारी से pošteno becsületesen secara jujur heiðarlega onestamente 正当に 정직하게 sąžiningai, dorai godīgi secara jujur eerlijk, oprecht på ærlig/redelig vis uczciwie له رښتینی سره ، له صداقت سره honestamente cinstit честно poctivo pošteno pošteno ärligt, hederligt อย่างจริงใจ dürüst bir şekilde, dürüstçe 誠實地 чесно ایمانداری سے một cách lương thiện 诚实地

2. used to stress the truth of what a person is saying. Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible. regtig بِصِدْق، بأمانَه честно honestamente namouduši wirklich helt ærligt ειλικρινά, αλήθειαfrancamente, de verdad, honestamente tõesti صادقانه ihan totta franchementבכנות सचमुच ozbiljno, na poštenu rijec becsületszavamra! terus terang í raun og veru davvero, francamente 正直に言って 정직하게 말하면 tikrai, iš tiesų, garbės žodis patiešām betul eerlijk ærlig/oppriktig talt naprawdę په رښتینولی honestamente sincer честно; деиствительно čestné slovo, namôjdušu odkrito povedano iskreno ärligt talat, uppriktigt sagt อย่างยุติธรรม doğrusu, sahiden, vallahi 說真的 чесно кажучи حقیقتہً thành thật 说真的

interjection

used to express mild anger etc. Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do! eerlik waar بِصَراحه! كَلِمَة تُسْتَعْمَل للتعبير عن غَضَب خَفيف наистина! francamente vážně! wirklich ærligt talt! για Όνομα Του Θεού! (επιφ.) hay que ver tõepoolest واقعاً که todellakin tout de même! באמת! हल्का गुस्सा जाहिर करने के लिए उपयोग होता है Stvarno! isten bizony! sungguh! heyrðu mig nú!/samt sem áður! (ma insomma!) 全く 정말, 참으로 iš tikrųjų! goda vārds! terus terang werkelijk! herlighet! واقعاُ چی francamente nu pot să cred! честное слово!, в самом деле! vážne! Veš kaj! stvarno ärligt talat! คำอุทานแสดงความไม่เชื่อถือ Vallahi!, cidden! (表示微慍)是喔！ їй-богу! ہلکی سی ناراضگی ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ trời ơi 老实说

ˈhonesty noun

Surely, if you own up to something, you should be praised for your honesty, not punished. eerlikheid شَرَف، صِدْق честност honestidade poctivost, upřímnost die Ehrlichkeit ærlighed τιμιότηταhonestidad ausus صداقت rehellisyys honnêtetéבכנות ईमानदारी poštenje, iskrenost becsület(esség) kejujuran heiðarleiki onestà 正直 정직 sąžiningumas godīgums; atklātība kejujuran eerlijk-, oprechtheidærlighet, oppriktighet, redelighetuczciwość صداقت honestidade cinste честность poctivosť poštenost poštenje ärlighet, hederlighet ความซื่อสัตย์ dürüstlük, namus 誠實 чесність ایمانداری sự trung thực; thật thà 诚实

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honesty

→ أَمَانَة 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

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