hon·our ( n  r)n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of honor. |
honour or US honor
Noun
1. allegiance to moral principles
2. a person's good reputation and the respect they are given by other people
3.
a. fame or glory
b. a person who wins fame or glory for his or her country, school, etc.: he was an honour to his nation
4. great respect or esteem, or an outward sign of this
5. a privilege or pleasure: it was an honour to meet him
6. Old-fashioned a woman's virginity
7. Bridge, whist any of the top four or five cards in a suit
8. Golf the right to tee off first
9. in honour of out of respect for
10. on one's honour under a moral obligation
Verb
1. to hold someone in respect
2. to give (someone) special praise, attention, or an award
3. to accept and then pay (a cheque or bill)
4. to keep (one's promise); fulfil (a previous agreement) [Latin honor esteem]
Honour
Noun
(preceded by Your, His, Her)a title used to address or refer to certain judges
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | honour - the state of being honored standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" glorification, glory - a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself" esteem, respect, regard - the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" reputation, repute - the state of being held in high esteem and honor |
| 2. |  honour - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"aliyah - (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah" academic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" citation, commendation - an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement honorable mention, mention - an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention" varsity letter, letter - an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" laurel wreath, medal, decoration, ribbon, medallion, palm - an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event trophy - an award for success in war or hunting symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance Emmy - an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television Nobel prize - an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace Academy Award, Oscar - an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance Prix de Rome - an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome Prix Goncourt - an award given annually for contributions to French literature | |
| 3. | honour - the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor" righteousness - adhering to moral principles | |
| 4. | honour - a woman's virtue or chastity | |
| Verb | 1. | honour - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" salute, toast, wassail, drink, pledge - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" recognise, recognize - show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" decorate - award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military" |
| 2. |  honour - show respect towards; "honor your parents!"accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" lionise, lionize, celebrate - assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna" tolerate - recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others" | |
| 3. | honour - accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts" |
honour
noun 1. integrity, principles, morality, honesty, goodness, fairness, decency, righteousness, probity, rectitude, trustworthiness, uprightness << OPPOSITE dishonour
noun 2. prestige, credit, reputation, glory, fame, distinction, esteem, dignity, elevation, eminence, renown, repute, high standing << OPPOSITE disgrace
noun 4. acclaim, regard, respect, praise, recognition, compliments, homage, accolades, reverence, deference, adoration, commendation, veneration << OPPOSITE contempt
verb 7. acclaim, celebrate, praise, decorate, compliment, commemorate, dignify, commend, glorify, exalt, laud, lionize
verb 8. respect, value, esteem, prize, appreciate, admire, worship, adore, revere, glorify, reverence, exalt, venerate, hallow << OPPOSITE scorn
Translations
honour (US) honor [ˈɔnəʳ] vt → ehren;
(commitment, promise) → stehen zu
n → Ehre f;
(tribute) → Auszeichnung f;
n honour [ˈonə]
1 respect for truth, honesty etc a man of honour. eer شَرَف чест čest ære; hæder; ærbødighed die Ehre τιμή honradez au احترام kunnia honneur כָּבוֹד सम्मान cast, poštenje becsület kehormatan heiður, sómi onore 信用 명예심, 신의 garbingumas gods; cieņa mulia eer, eerbied; eergevoel ære, heder, ærbødighet honor honra onoare честь; благородство česť čast čast ära, heder เกียรติยศ şeref, şan 尊敬 честь; пошана شرف danh dự 尊敬
2 (the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation We must fight for the honour of our country. eer كرامَه، سُمْعَه чест čest ære die Ehre τιμή honor au سرفرازی kunnia, maine honneur כָּבוֹד उपाधि dobar glas, reputacija jó hírnév kehormatan heiður, sómi onore 面目 명예 garbė gods; cieņa maruah eer; (goede) naam, reputatie ære honor honra onoare честь česť čast čast ära, heder เกียรติยศ şeref 名譽 добра репутація; добре ім'я عزت thanh danh 名誉
3 fame; glory He won honour on the field of battle. eer, aansien شُهْرَه، عَظَمَه чест sláva hæder; ære das Ansehen δόξα, φήμη gloria kuulsus افتخار kunnia gloire הוֹקָרָה प्रतिष्ठा odlikovanje, slava dicsőség kemashuran orðstír, sæmd onore 名誉 명성 garbė, šlovė gods; cieņa kemuliaan roem, faam heder sława fama glorie слава sláva slava odličje ära เกียรติ şeref, saygınlık 榮譽 слава وقار، شہرت danh tiếng 荣誉
4 respect This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war. eer إحْتِرام، شَرَف уважение (na) počest ære die Ehre τιμή, σεβασμός honor au افتخار kunnia en l'honneur de כָּבוֹד सम्मान cast, pocast tisztelet kehormatan virðingarvottur, heiður onore 敬意 경의 pagarba gods penghormatan eer; ter ere van (til) ære (for)/minne (om) cześć honra în cinstea честь (na) počesť čast čast ära, heder, vördnad เกียรติยศ anı, hatıra 為紀念，敬意 честь احترام sự tôn kính 为纪念
5 something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting. eer شَرَف، فَخْر، مَصْدَر فَخْر чест čest ære die Ehre τιμή honor au افتخار kunnia honneur כָּבוֹד सम्मान cast megtiszteltetés kehormatan heiður, sæmd onore 光栄 영광 garbė gods penghormatan eer ære, heder zaszczyt honra cinste честь česť čast čast ära, heder เกียรติ şeref, onur, gurur 榮幸 честь شرف، ناموری vinh dự 荣幸
6 a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc He has received many honours for his research into cancer. eerbetuiging لَقَب شَرَف почести pocta; vyznamenání hædersbevisning; æresbevisning die Ehrung τιμητική διάκριση distinción, condecoración auavaldus مدال kunnianosoitus distinction תוֹאָר כָּבוֹד पुरस्कार iskazivanje pocasti, odlikovanje kitüntetés penghargaan virðingarvottur, heiðursveiting distinzione, lode 栄誉 훈장, 명예의 표지 apdovanojimas apbalvojums penghormatan eretitel æres-/hedersbevisning, utmerkelse zaszczyt, odznaczenie honraria distincţie награды, звание vyznamenanie častni naslov odlikovanje hedersbetygelse, utmärkelse เกียรติศักดิ์ nişan, rütbe, paye 勛章 відзнаки; почесті اعلی مرتبہ bằng danh dự 勋章
7 (with capital with His, ~Your etc ) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc : My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour. Edele سيادتُكُم، فَضيلَتُكُم светлост - обръщение ctihodnost Høje Dommer; Ærede Dommer Titel der Richter Εντιμότατος Su Señoría Teie Hiilgus جناب Teidän armonne Son/Votre Honneur כְּבוֹד - जजों के प्रति सम्मानसूचक Vaše Gospodstvo bíró úr!, elnök úr! Yang Mulia yðar náð Vostro Onore 閣下 각하 Prakilnybė (tituls, uzrunājot tiesnesi) Jūsu Godība Yang Arif Edelachtbare herr dommer/borgermester Wysoki Sądzie, Panie Burmistrzu itd. Excelência domnul(e) judecător (ваша) честь ctihodnosť vaša milost Časni Nåd, Höghet ยศศักดิ์ Sayın Yargıc(ım) 閣下 честь جج، میئر یا رئیس کو مخاطب کرتے وقت Ngài 阁下
v
1 to show great respect to (a person, thing etc) We should honour the Queen. eer يُشَرِّف، يُكَرِّم، يُجِلُّ почитам ctít ære ehren τιμώ honrar austama احترام گذاردن به osoittaa kunnioitusta honorer לְכַבֵּד सम्मान करना poštivati, iskazati pocast tisztel menghormati heiðra, virða onorare, fare onore a 尊敬する 경의를 표하다 gerbti godāt; cienīt menghormati eren, eerbetuigen ære, heder szanować honrar a respecta почитать ctiť spoštovati poštovati ära, hedra, vörda เคารพ saygı göstermek, hürmet etmek 尊敬 поважати عزت دینا thể hiện sự kính trọng 尊敬
2 to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting? vereer يُشَرِّف почитам poctít beære beehren τιμώ honrar austama مفتخر ساختن kunnioittaa faire l'honneur de לְכַבֵּד संतोष जताना iskazati cast, ukazati štovanje megtisztel memuaskan heiðra, sÿna virðingu fare l'onore 光栄を与える 영광을 주다 suteikti garbę, pagerbti pagodināt sudikah een eer doen beære zaszczycać dar a honra a onora (cu) удостаивать poctiť počastiti počastvovati göra ngn den äran, hedra เคารพ şeref vermek, onurlandırmak 使增光 шанувати کسی کو شرف بخشنا ca ngợi; làm vinh dự 使增光,十分荣幸
3 to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped. vereer يُعْطى لقَب أو دَرَجة شَرَف почитам vyznamenat hædre ehren τιμώ(δίδω τιμητική διάκριση) condecorar autasustama نشان دادن به suoda kunnianosoitus décerner une distinction לַחֲלוֹק כּבוֹד पुरस्कार इत्यादि देना odati priznanje, odlikovati, priznati kitüntet memberi penghargaan veita virðingargráðu/-vott, heiðra conferire un'onorificenza 栄誉を与える (...의) 영예를 주다, 작위를 주다 apdovanoti izrādīt atzinību diberi anugerah eren hedre, utmerke uhonorować, nadać tytuł, odznaczenie distinguir a conferi o distincţie чествовать vyznamenať dodeliti častni naslov odati priznanje hedra ปริญญาขั้นเกียรตินิยม nişan/rütbe/paye vermek 給予榮譽 відзначати нагородою; удостоювати اعزازی مرتبہ دینا ban tước vị 给予荣誉
4 to fulfil (a promise etc) We'll honour our agreement. nakom, gestand doen يَحْتَرِم изпълнявам dodržet holde; indfri; honorere erfüllen τηρώ cumplir kinni pidama انجام دادن täyttää honorer לְכַבֵּד वादा निभाना poštivati teljesít memenuhi standa við onorare 守る (약속을) 지키다 išpildyti, įvykdyti pildīt (saistības, solījumu) menunaikan eer aandoen, in ere houden innfri, honorere honorować cumprir a onora выполнять dodržať spoštovati ispoštovati infria, fullgöra สมหวัง tutmak, yerine getirmek 實踐，承兌 виконати وعدہ پورا کرنا thực hiện; hoàn thành 实践，承兑
adj honorary
1 (often abbreviated toHon.in writing) (of an official position) not having any payment the Honorary Secretary of the Darts Association. ere- فَخْري почетен čestný honorær ehrenamtlich επίτιμος honorario au- افتخاری palkaton honoraire שֶׁל כָּבוֹד अवैतनिक bez place, pocasan tiszteletbeli kehormatan heiðurs- onorario 名誉職の 명예직의 garbės goda- kehormat eervol titulær, honorær honorowy honorário onorific неоплачиваемый, общественный čestný neplačan počasni heders-, honorär- โดยเกียรติยศ onursal, fahrî 無薪水的,名譽的 почесний اعزازی chức vụ danh dự 无薪水的,名誉的
2 given to a person as a mark of respect for his ability etc an honorary degree. ere- فَخْري، شَرَفي почетен čestný æres- Ehren-... τιμητικός honoris causa; honorífico au- درجه علمی افتخاری honoris causa, honorifique שֶׁל כָּבוֹד मानद pocasni (doktorat) tiszteletbeli honoris causa heiðurs- 名誉～ 명예의 표로 주어지는 garbės goda- kehormat ere-; academische graad æres- honorowy honorário onorific почётный čestný časten počasni heders- ซึ่งให้เพื่อเป็นเกียรติ şeref nişanı olarak verilmiş 榮譽的 почесний کسی کی صلاحیت کا احترام کرتے ہوۓ عطا کیا گیا (văn bằng, hàm cấp...) danh dự 名誉的
adj honourable
having, showing, bringing or deserving honour an honourable man. eervol شَريف، مُشَرِّف почтен úctyhodný; slavný ærefuld; hæderlig ehrenwert έντιμος honrado; honorable austatud محترم kunnianarvoisa honorable מְכוּבָּד माननीय, सम्माननीय, सम्मान-योग्य castan, cestit tiszteletre méltó terhormat heiðarlegur, virðingarverður onorabile 尊敬に価する 존경할 만한 garbingas godājams mulia van eer hederlig, rettskaffen zaszczytny, poważany honrado onorabil уважаемый vážený; slávny častivreden častan hedervärd, hedrande, ärofull ที่ควรค่าแก่การให้เกียรติ şerefli, onurlu, saygın 可尊敬的 почесний; шановний قابل احترام danh giá 可尊敬的
n pl honours
1 (sometimes with capital sometimes abbreviated to Hons when written) a degree awarded by universities, colleges etc to students who achieve good results in their final degree examinations, or who carry out specialized study or research; the course of study leading to the awarding of such a degree: He got First Class Honours in French; (also adjective ) an honours degree, (American) an honors course. honneurs دَرجة إمتياز تُمْنَح لطالِب مُتَفَوِّق степен vyznamenání; specializace; speciální eksamen med udmærkelse; udmærkelses- der Honoursgrad, Honours... πτυχίο με άριστα licenciatura de categoría superior kiitusega ülikoolidiplom درجه دادن parhain mainesanoin suoritettu (avec) mention הִצטַיינוּת आनर्स pocasti; pocasni) kitüntetés (egyetemi vizsgán) kehormatan virðingarverðlaun/-gráða (corso che conduce a una laurea con lode) 優等 우등생을 위한 특별 과정 diplomas su pagyrimu izcilība; izcilības- kepujian met lof, cum laude BA-grad med (god) laud dyplom z wyróżnieniem licenciatura (cu) menţiune диплом с отличием vyznamenanie; špecializovaný druh štúdia odlika s počastima honours degree, högre kurs, specialkurs ปริญญาขั้นเกียรตินิยม üniversite derecesi; iftihar derecesi 優等學位 відзнака یونورسٹی سے حاصل سند bằng danh dự 优等学位
2 ceremony, when given as a mark of respect The dead soldiers were buried with full military honours. eerbewyse يَدْفِنُ باحْتِفالٍ عَسْكَري почести pocty æresbevisning die Ehre τιμές, απόδοση τιμών honores auavaldused تجليل كردن kunnianosoitukset honneurs טֶקֶס צְבָאִי מָלֵא सम्मान pocast (odati posljednju pocast) tiszteletadás kehormatan virðingarvottur, heiðursþjónusta onore, onoranza 儀礼 의례 pagerbimas, pagarba goda parādīšana penghormatan eer æresbevisning honory honras onoruri почести pocta z vsemi častmi počasti hedersbetygelser ให้เกียรติ askerî tören 表示敬意的儀式 почесті اعزازی جلسہ nghi lễ trọng thể 表示敬意的仪式
(in) honour bound
forced (to do something) not by law, but because one knows it is right I said I would go if he sent for me, and I feel honour bound to do as I promised. eershalwe مُلزَم أدبيّا въпрос на чест zavázaný ctí moralsk forpligtet moralisch verpflichtet sich fühlen δεσμευμένος με λόγο τιμής moralmente obligado autundest kohustatult کاری را درست دانستن و خود را موظف به انجام آن دیدن pitää kunnia-asianaan tenu par l'honneur à חַש מְחוּיַב कानून से नहीं मान्यताओं से प्रेरित prisiljen becsületbeli kötelességének érzi demi kehormatan skuldbundinn af drengskaparheiti moralmente obbligato 名誉にかけて～する 명예를 걸고 (...)해야 하는 (kieno) garbės reikalas saistīts goda jūtu dēļ demi menjaga maruah moralsk forpliktet zobowiązany moralnie comprometido obligat de legile onoarei считать своим долгом zaviazaný cťou moralno obvezan obavezanim moraliskt förpliktigad ทำผิดกฎหมาย namus borcu olarak 道義上必須(做某事) вважаючий справою честі ضمیر کی آواز làm điều gì bởi danh dự 道义上必须某事
on one's honour
an expression used to emphasize the truth and solemnity of something which is said Do you swear, on your honour, never to reveal what you see here? woord van eer يُقْسِمُ بِشَرَفِه за честта си na svou čest på ens ære auf Ehrenwort στο λόγο της τιμής μου por el honor de uno mismo oma au nimel به شرافت كسي قسم خوردن kunniasanalla sur l'honneur “בַּכָּבוֹד שֶׁל-” सच्चाई पर जोर देने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है (zakleti se) na svoju cast (rijec) becsületszavamra demi kehormatan að viðlögðum drengskap sull'onore 誓って 맹세코 (prisiekti) savo garbe ar savu goda vārdu berjanji op mijn/je woord van eer på æresord pod słowem, na honor pela (sua) honra pe onoarea (cuiva) клянусь честью na svoju česť na svojo čast nečijom časti på sin heder şerefine, namusuna 以名譽擔保 під чесне слово اخلاقی تقاضے کے تحت trên danh dự 以名誉担保
word of honour
a promise which cannot be broken without loss of honour I give you my word of honour that I'll do it. erewoord كَلِمَة شَرَف тържествено обещание čestné slovo æresord das Ehrenwort λόγος τιμής palabra de honor ausõna قول شرف kunniasana parole d'honneur מִילַת כָּבוֹד नहीं तोड़ा जा सकने वाला वादा casna rijec becsületszó janji drengskaparorð parola d'onore 固い約束 명예를 건 맹세(의 말) garbės žodis goda vārds bersumpah (zijn) woord (geven) æresord słowo honoru palavra de honra cuvânt de onoare честное слово čestné slovo častna beseda časna reč hedersord şeref sözü 以名譽擔保的諾言 слово честі زبان دینا lời hứa danh dự 以名誉担保的诺言
honour , noun, ends in -our .
honorary , adjective, drops the u .
honourable , adjective, keeps the u .
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