hon

¹

[ huhn ]

noun

, Informal.

1. honey ( def 6 ).

hon.

²

abbreviation for

1. honor.
2. honorable.
3. honorably.
4. honorary.

Hon.

³

abbreviation for

1. Honorable.
2. Honorary.

hon.

¹

abbreviation for

1. honorary
2. honourable

Hon.

²

abbreviation for

1. Honourable (title)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hon¹

First recorded in 1905–10; shortened form of honey

Example Sentences

"There has been a stalling of progress," said the Rt Hon Caroline Flint, chair of the Committee on Fuel Poverty, which advises the government.

From BBC

Second seed Sabalenka plays in the evening session against qualifier Priscilla Hon of Australia from 00:00 BST.

From BBC

“Then you sit down and rest a spell, hon. I’ll sweep. Go on, don’t argue.”

From Literature

On this bright March afternoon, hundreds of colorful wooden fishing boats speckle the crystalline water below as we sail toward Hon Thom Island.

From New York Times

Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, employs hundreds of thousands of people in China and is a major investor there, regularly hailed by Beijing as an example of the success of Taiwanese investors in the country.

From Reuters