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hon·est  (nst)

adj.

1. Marked by or displaying integrity; upright: an honest lawyer.

2. Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine: honest weight.

3. Equitable; fair: honest wages for an honest day's work.

4.

a. Characterized by truth; not false: honest reporting.

b. Sincere; frank: an honest critique.

5.

a. Of good repute; respectable.

b. Without affectation; plain: honest folk.

6. Virtuous; chaste.

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[Middle English, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, honorable, from honor, honor (earlier hons).]

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honest

Adjective

1. truthful and moral in behaviour; trustworthy

2. open and sincere in relationships and attitudes; without pretensions

3. gained or earned fairly: an honest income [Latin honos esteem]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	honest - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" honorable direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" honourable, honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" artless, ingenuous - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" square, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
	2.	honest - without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
	3.	honest - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" dependable, reliable, true trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
	4.	honest - without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food" unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
	5.	honest - marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting" truthful, true - expressing or given to expressing the truth; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person"
	6.	honest - not forged; "a good dollar bill" good echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
	7.	honest - gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" fair equitable, just - fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"

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honest

adjective 1. trustworthy, decent, upright, reliable, ethical, honourable, conscientious, reputable, truthful, virtuous, law-abiding, trusty, scrupulous, high-minded, veracious << OPPOSITE dishonest

adjective 2. open, direct, frank, plain, straightforward, outright, sincere, candid, forthright, upfront (informal) undisguised, round, ingenuous, unfeigned << OPPOSITE secretive

adjective 3. genuine, real, true, straight, fair, proper, authentic, equitable, impartial, on the level (informal) bona fide, dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal) above board, fair and square, on the up and up, honest to goodness << OPPOSITE false

Translations

honest [ˈɔnɪst] adj → honrado (= sincere); franco, sincero;

to be quite honest with you ... → para serte franco ...

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honest [ˈɔnɪst] adj → honnête (= sincere); franc(franche);

to be quite honest with you ... → à dire vrai ...

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honest [ˈɔnɪst] adj → ehrlich;

(trustworthy) → redlich;

(sincere) → aufrichtig;

to be quite honest with you ... → um ehrlich zu sein, ...

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honest [ˈɔnɪst] adj → onesto/a, sincero/a;

to be quite honest with you ... → se devo dirle la verità ....

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honest

adj honest [ˈonist]

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 poctivý ærlig ehrlich τίμιος, ειλικρινής honesto aus درستکار؛ راستگو rehellinen honnête יָשָׁר, הגוּן ईमानदार iskren, pošten becsületes jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直な 정직한 sąžiningas godīgs; vaļsirdīgs jujur eerlijk, oprecht ærlig, hederlig, real uczciwy 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 upřímný ærlig ehrlich ειλικρινής honesto siiras نجیب vilpitön honnête יָשָׁר सच्चा pošten, cestit nyílt jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直そうな 성실한 doras, atviras godīgs; atklāts jujur eerlijk, oprecht ærlig uczciwy, prawy honesto deschis открытый úprimný odkrit pošten ärlig ยุติธรรม dürüst, namuslu 誠實坦率的 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 poctivý ærlig rechtschaffen έντιμος honesto aus حلال rehellinen honnête הגוּן निष्कपट pošten becsületes jujur heiðarlegur onesto 正直な手段で得た 정당한 doras godīgs; neviltots halal eerlijk, oprecht ærlig, redelig uczciwy honesto cinstit честный poctivý pošten pošten ärlig, hederlig ยุติธรรม namuslu, yasal yollardan kazanılmış 用正當手段獲得的 чесний چھل فریب سے دور lương thiện 用正当手段获得的

adv honestly

1 in an honest way He gained his wealth honestly. eerlik بِشَرَف честно poctivě ærligt; på ærlig vis ehrlich έντιμα, τίμια honestamente ausalt با صداقت rehellisesti honnêtement בְּיוֹשֶׁר ईमानदारी से pošteno becsületesen secara jujur heiðarlega onestamente 正当に 정당하게 sąžiningai, dorai godīgi secara jujur eerlijk, oprecht på ærlig/redelig vis uczciwie honestamente cinstit честно poctivo pošteno pošteno ärligt, hederligt อย่างจริงใจ dürüst bir şekilde, dürüstçe 誠實地 чесно ایمانداری سے một cách lương thiện 用正当手段

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 namouduši helt ærligt wirklich ειλικρινά, αλήθεια francamente, de verdad, honestamente tõesti صادقانه rehellisesti puhuen franchement בְכֵנוּת सचमुच ozbiljno, na poštenu rijec becsületszavamra! terus terang í raun og veru davvero, francamente 正直に言って 정말이지, 정직하게 말하면 tikrai, iš tiesų, garbės žodis patiešām betul eerlijk ærlig/oppriktig talt naprawdę honestamente sincer честно; действительно 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

interj

used to express mild anger etc Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do! eerlik waar بِصَراحه! كَلِمَة تُسْتَعْمَل للتعبير عن غَضَب خَفيف наистина! vážně! ærligt talt! wirklich για Όνομα Του Θεού! (επιφ.) hay que ver tõepoolest واقعاً که no no tout de même! בֶּאֱמֶת! हल्का गुस्सा जाहिर करने के लिए उपयोग होता है Stvarno! isten bizony! sungguh! heyrðu mig nú!/samt sem áður! (ma insomma!) 全く 정말 iš tikrųjų! goda vārds! terus terang werkelijk! herlighet! francamente nu pot să cred! честное слово!, в самом деле! vážne! Veš kaj! stvarno ärligt talat! คำอุทานแสดงความไม่เชื่อถือ Vallahi!, cidden! (用于表達适度的不滿)哦 їй-богу! ہلکی سی ناراضگی ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ trời ơi 老实说

n honesty

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