honorable

hon·or·a·ble  (nr--bl)

adj.

1. Deserving or winning honor and respect: led an honorable life.

2. Bringing distinction or recognition: honorable service to one's nation.

3. Possessing and characterized by honor: an honorable person.

4. Consistent with honor or good name: followed the only honorable course of action.

5. Distinguished; illustrious: this honorable gathering of scholars.

6. Attended by marks of recognition and honor: received an honorable burial.

7. Honorable Abbr. Hon.

a. Used as a title of respect for certain high government officials: The Honorable Jane Doe, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

b. Used as a courtesy title for the children of barons and viscounts and the younger sons of earls.

c. Used in the House of Commons as a title of respect when speaking of another member.

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honor·a·ble·ness n.

honor·a·bly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" honest 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"
	2.	honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" honourable honest, honorable - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" just - used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" moral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" reputable - having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"
	3.	honorable - adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action" honourable, ethical right - in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
	4.	honorable - deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" estimable, respectable, good reputable - having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"