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honourable

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honourable or US honorable
Adjective
1. principled
2. worthy of respect or esteem
honourably adv
Honourable
Adjective
the Honourable a title of respect placed before a name: used of various officials, of the children of certain peers, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.honourable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
honorable
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"
2.honourable - adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"
ethical, honorable
right - in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
honourable
adjective 1. principled, moral, ethical, just, true, fair, upright, honest, virtuous, trustworthy, trusty, high-minded, upstanding
adjective 2. proper, right, respectable, righteous, virtuous, creditable
adjective 3. prestigious, great, noble, noted, distinguished, notable, renowned, eminent, illustrious, venerable
Translations
honourable (US), honorable [ˈɔnərəbl] honour adj → honorable
honourable [ˈɔnərəbl] honour adj (person) → ehrenwert;
(action, defeat) → ehrenvoll
honourable, honorable [ˈɔnərəbl] adj → onorevole


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) He would take the assertion of that honourable Pickwickian whose voice he had just heard--it was celebrated; but if the fame of that treatise were to extend to the farthest confines of the known world, the pride with which he should reflect on the authorship of that production would be as nothing compared with the pride with which he looked around him, on this, the proudest moment of his existence.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
Next above these come the Nobility, of whom there are several degrees, beginning at Six-Sided Figures, or Hexagons, and from thence rising in the number of their sides till they receive the honourable title of Polygonal, or many-sided.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
It is neither generous, nor honourable, nor the act of a true man, sir,' retorted the other, 'to tamper with the affections of a weak, trusting girl, while you shrink, in your unworthiness, from her guardian and protector, and dare not meet the light of day.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
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