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honest
English
Etymology
From Middle English honest, honeste, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honest?re (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced Old English ferht (“honest”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??n?st/
- (RP dated) IPA(key): /???n?st/
- (US) IPA(key): /??n?st/
Adjective
honest (comparative honester or more honest, superlative honestest or most honest)
- (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
- c. 1680, William Temple, Of Popular Discontents
- A true and honest physician is excused for leaving his patient, when he finds the disease grown desperate
- c. 1680, William Temple, Of Popular Discontents
- (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
- In good faith; without malice.
- (of a measurement device) Accurate.
- Authentic; full.
- Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
- Open; frank.
- (obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:honest
Antonyms
- dishonest
Derived terms
- honesty
- keep someone honest
- make an honest woman
Translations
Verb
honest (third-person singular simple present honests, present participle honesting, simple past and past participle honested)
- (obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
- 1609, Ben Jonson, Epicœne, or The Silent Woman
- You have very much honested my lodging with your presence.
- 1609, Ben Jonson, Epicœne, or The Silent Woman
Adverb
honest (comparative more honest, superlative most honest)
- (colloquial) Honestly; really.
- It wasn’t my fault, honest.
Further reading
- honest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- honest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Heston, Stheno, oneths
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin honestus.
Adjective
honest (feminine honesta, masculine plural honests or honestos, feminine plural honestes)
- upright, decent, honorable
Derived terms
- deshonest
- honestament
Related terms
- honestedat
- honor
Further reading
- “honest” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “honest” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “honest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “honest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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equitable
English
Alternative forms
- æquitable (obsolete)
Etymology
From French équitable, from Old French, from equité (“equity”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??k.w?.t?.b?l/
Adjective
equitable (comparative more equitable, superlative most equitable)
- Marked by or having equity.
- Fair, just, or impartial.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 33.
- (law) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.
Related terms
- equity
Translations
See also
- equitabilis
Middle French
Alternative forms
- aequitable
Adjective
equitable m or f (plural equitables)
- equitable (fair, just, even, balanced)
Descendants
- French: équitable
- English: equitable
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