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honesty

American  
[on-uh-stee] / ˈɒn ə sti /

noun

plural

honesties

  1. the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.

    Synonyms:
    rectitude, probity, integrity
    Antonyms:
    dishonesty

  2. truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.

    Synonyms:
    veracity, candor

  3. freedom from deceit or fraud.

  4. Botany. a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent, satiny pods.

  5. Obsolete. chastity.

honesty British  
/ ˈɒnɪstɪ /

noun

  1. the condition of being honest

  2. sincerity or fairness

  3. archaic virtue or respect

  4. Also called: moonwort.   satinpod.  a purple-flowered SE European plant, Lunaria annua, cultivated for its flattened silvery pods, which are used for indoor decoration: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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Related Words

See honor.

Other Word Forms

  • overhonesty noun

Etymology

Origin of honesty

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English honeste, from Middle French, from Latin honestās; honest, -ty 2

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