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kindly
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ka?ndli/
Etymology 1
From Middle English kyndely, kyndeliche, from Old English cyndel?? (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adjective
kindly (comparative kindlier, superlative kindliest)
- Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
- The shade by which my life was crossed […] has made me kindly with my kind.
- (dated) Favourable, gentle, pleasant, tidy, auspicious, beneficent.
- (archaic) Lawful.
- (obsolete) Natural; inherent to the kind or race.
- the kindly fruits of the earth
- November 5, 1609, Lancelot Andrewes, A Sermon Preached before the King's Majesty at Whitehall
- Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men.
Derived terms
- kindlily
- kindliness
- kindly tenant
- unkindly
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English kyndly, kyndely, kyndeliche, kundeliche, from Old English ?ecyndel??e, equivalent to kind +? -ly.
Adverb
kindly (comparative more kindly, superlative most kindly)
- In a kind manner, out of kindness.
- In a favourable way.
- Used to make a polite request: please.
- (US) With kind acceptance; used with take.
- (dialectal) Kind of, somewhat.
- (archaic) Readily.
- (obsolete) Naturally.
Usage notes
- (please): Kindly is used in a slightly more peremptory way than please. It is generally used to introduce a request with which the person addressed is expected to comply, and takes the edge off what would otherwise be a command.
- (with kind acceptance): This sense is a negative polarity item; it is usually found in questions and negative statements, as in the above example sentences.
Synonyms
- (in a kind manner): thoughtfully
- (used to make polite requests): be so kind as to, please
Derived terms
- take kindly
Translations
Further reading
- “kindly”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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honorable
English
Alternative forms
- honble (obsolete)
- Honorable (honorific)
- (British spelling:) honourable, Honourable (honorific)
Etymology
From Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin hon?r?bilis, from hon?r? (“I honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. Surface analysis is honor +? -able.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?n??r?bl, ?n?r?bl, IPA(key): /??n???bl?/, /??n??bl?/
- (General American) enPR: ?n??r?bl, ?n?r?bl, IPA(key): /??n???bl?/, /??n??bl?/
- Hyphenation: hon?or?able, honor?able
Adjective
honorable (comparative more honorable, superlative most honorable) (American spelling)
- Worthy of respect; respectable.
- (politics) A courtesy title, given in Britain and the Commonwealth to a cabinet minister, minister of state, or senator, and in the United States to the president, vice president, congresspeople, state governors and legislators, and mayors.
Synonyms
- venerable
- noble
- Hon'ble
- Hon.
Antonyms
- despicable
- contemptible
- mean
Derived terms
- Hon., Hon'ble, Honourable
- honorably, honourably
- (politics): right honorable, right honourable
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin hon?r?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.no??a.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.nu??a.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.no??a.ble/
Adjective
honorable (masculine and feminine plural honorables)
- honorable
Derived terms
- honorablement
Further reading
- “honorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “honorable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “honorable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “honorable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French [Term?], borrowed from Latin hon?r?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /?.n?.?abl/
Adjective
honorable (plural honorables)
- honorable
Derived terms
- faire amende honorable
- hon.
- très honorable
Related terms
- honneur
Further reading
- “honorable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- honorábel
Etymology
From Latin hon?r?bilis.
Adjective
honorable m or f (plural honorables)
- honorable
Related terms
- honor
- honra
Further reading
- “honorable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hon?r?bilis. Equivalent to honor +? -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ono??able/, [o.no??a.??le]
Adjective
honorable (plural honorables)
- honorable
- Synonym: honesto
Derived terms
- honorablemente
Related terms
- honor
- honra
- honrar
Further reading
- “honorable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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