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honesty

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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.

honesty
Noun
pl -ties
1. the quality of being truthful and trustworthy
2. a plant with flattened silvery pods which are used for indoor decoration
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.honesty - the quality of being honest
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.honestyhonesty - southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
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

honesty
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Spanish honesty [ˈɔnɪstɪ] nhonradez f
French honesty [ˈɔnɪstɪ] honest nhonnêteté f
German honesty [ˈɔnɪstɪ] honest n (see adj) → Ehrlichkeit f; Redlichkeit f; Aufrichtigkeit f
Italian honesty [ˈɔnɪstɪ] nonestà

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Such skill, the skill of technique, is more than honesty; it is something wider, embracing honesty and grace and rule in an elevated and clear sentiment, not altogether utilitarian, which may be called the honour of labour.
Their honesty is immaculate, and their purity of purpose, and their observance of the rites of their religion, are most uniform and remarkable.
The success of the Entertainment, and her own sharpness in looking after her interests, literally force me into a course of comparative honesty.
 
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