honourable

honourable US, honorable [ˈɒnərəb^əl ˈɒnrəb^əl]

adj

1. possessing or characterized by high principles honourable intentions

2. worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem

3. consistent with or bestowing honour

honourableness  US, honorableness n

honourably  US, honorably adv

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Honourable US, Honorable [ˈɒnərəb^əl ˈɒnrəb^əl]

adj

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (prenominal) the. a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another Abbreviation Hon

Thesaurus

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"

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honourable

adjective

1. principled, moral, ethical, just, true, fair, upright, honest, virtuous, trustworthy, trusty, high-minded, upstanding I believe he was an honourable man.

2. proper, right, respectable, righteous, virtuous, creditable However, their intentions are honourable.

3. prestigious, great, noble, noted, distinguished, notable, renowned, eminent, illustrious, venerable an honourable profession

Translations

honourable honorable (US) [ˈɒnərəbl] ADJ (= upright) → honrado; [title] → honorable
honourable mention → mención f honorífica
the honourable member for Woodford (Brit) (Parl) → el señor diputado de Woodford

honourable [ˈɒnərəb^əl] (British) honorable (US) adj

[person] → honorable; [course of action] → honorable; [intentions] → honorable
Their intentions were honourable → Leurs intentions étaient honorables.

(British) (term of address used in British Parliament) my Right Honourable friend → mon honorable confrère
the Honourable Member for Billericay → l'honorable député de Billericay
honourable mention (British) honorable mention (US) n → mention f honorable, accessit m

honourable, (US) honorable

adj

→ ehrenhaft; person → ehrenhaft, ehrenwert; peace, discharge → ehrenvoll; exception → rühmlich; to get an honourable mention → rühmend or lobend erwähnt werden

(Brit Parl) Anrede von Abgeordneten innerhalb des Parlaments the Honourable member for X → der (Herr)/die (Frau) Abgeordnete für X; the Honourable member or gentleman is wrong → der geschätzte or ehrenwerte (Herr) Kollege täuscht sich; I agree with my right honourable friend → ich stimme meinem geschätzten Herrn Kollegen/meiner geschätzten Frau Kollegin zu

(= title) Titel der jüngeren Söhne von Grafen und der Kinder von Freiherren und Baronen I didn’t know he was an Honourable → ich wusste nicht, dass er adlig or ein „von“ (inf) → ist

honourable honorable (Am) [ˈɒn/ərəbl] adj (gen) → onorevole; (person) → d'onore