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honorific
[ on-uh-rif-ik ]
adjective
- Also honorifical. doing or conferring honor.
- conveying honor, as a title or a grammatical form used in speaking to or about a superior, elder, etc.
noun
- (in certain languages, as Chinese and Japanese) a class of forms used to show respect, especially in direct address.
- a title or term of respect.
honorific
/ ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk /
adjective
- showing or conferring honour or respect
- (of a pronoun, verb inflection, etc) indicating the speaker's respect for the addressee or his acknowledgment of inferior status
- ( as noun )
a Japanese honorific
Derived Forms
- ˌhonorˈifically, adverb
Other Words From
- hon·or·if·i·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of honorific1
Example Sentences
She lost her honorific “Her Royal Highness” title in 2002 so as to be allowed to start her own business.
On the Zoom screen, his name is “Director Park,” using the title as an honorific, common in Korean culture.
Howell earned a total of $7,500 for his work on the job, and the honorific of Arizona’s founding document being named “the Howell Code,” according to Wagoner’s book.
Many honorifics have been heaped on Jonas in an attempt to sum up her trailblazing legacy and elusive spirit: vanguard, mystic, stalwart, pioneer of ecological feminism, canonical video and performance artist.
Instead, all around her, she was awarded an honorific that felt more fitting for a woman in cape and crown: Your mercy.
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