[ˈɒnɪst], [ˈɒnɪst], [ˈɒ_n_ɪ_s_t]
Definitions of honest
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worthy of being depended on; " a dependable worker"; " an honest working stiff"; " a reliable source of information"; " he was true to his word"; " I would be true for there are those who trust me"
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free from guile; " his answer was simple and honest"
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not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; " honest lawyers"; " honest reporting"; " an honest wage"; " honest weight"
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marked by truth; " gave honest answers"
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habitually speaking the truth; " an honest man"; " a veracious witness"
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without pretensions; " worked at an honest trade"; " good honest food"
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without dissimulation; frank; " my honest opinion"
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Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
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Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/ forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
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Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
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Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
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To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
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Upright; just; sincere; honorable; fair; righteous; chaste; frank or open.
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Honestly.
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Full of honor: just: the opp. of thievish, free from fraud: frank: chaste: ( B.) also, honorable.
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Honesty.
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Just in dealing; sincere.
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Fair and candid in dealings; frank; open; just; upright; also, chaste.
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Fair in dealing with others; just and upright; free from fraud; sincere; unreserved; honourable or suitable; chaste; faithful.
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Fair in dealing with others; just; frank; hearty; sincere.
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Usage examples for honest
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I will be honest too! – Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus
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" Oh, I didn't say you weren't honest – The Iron Woman by Margaret Deland
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Yes, I feel that your eyes can't really be as honest as they look. – Indian Summer by William D. Howells
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And my poor Hulot, such an honest fellow! – Cousin Betty by Honore de Balzac
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" I am glad to see that you are an honest man, Brown," he said quietly. – First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt
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I only speak because I am sure Captain Glen is too good and honest a gentleman to behave as you have said. – A Double Knot by George Manville Fenn
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I come of an honest family. – A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner
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Now, to do that you got to ferget you ever were born honest – The Son of his Father by Ridgwell Cullum
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Oh, had she not been honest – The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. I (of 6) by Aphra Behn
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Then aloud: Susan Posey, you are a good, honest little girl as ever was. – The Complete PG Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (The Physician and Poet not the Jurist)
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Come, shall we two be honest with each other? – Early Plays Catiline, The Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans by Henrik Ibsen
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Why, Judson was so honest he bent over backwards. – The Secret Pact by Mildred A. Wirt
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He is a very honest man, your excellency. – Virgin Soil by Ivan S. Turgenev
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Really an' honest she is- an' she doesn't know it! – The Very Small Person by Annie Hamilton Donnell
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We shall soon know, he said, whether this young lady is honest or not. – The Master Mummer by E. Phillips Oppenheim
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I'm trying to be honest as a woman can. – The Covered Wagon by Emerson Hough
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It's something any woman might be proud of, the love of an honest dear, good fellow. – Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath
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I tried to do my duty, sir, and I expect every honest man to do his. – Mr. Trunnell by T. Jenkins Hains
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Now, be honest with me! – The Whirlpool by George Gissing
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They made him feel their honest wish to consider him one of themselves, making a point of saying to him, as they dropped out one by one, that they hoped to see him often. – The Main Chance by Meredith Nicholson