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Webster 1913 Edition
Honesty
Hon′es-ty
,Noun.
[OE. ]
honeste
, oneste
, honor, OF. honesté
, onesté
(cf. F. honnêteté
), L. honestas
. See Honest
, Adj.
1.
Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
She derives her
honesty
and achieves her goodness. Shakespeare
2.
The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.
That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and
honesty
. 1 Tim. ii. 2.
3.
Chastity; modesty.
Chaucer.
To lay . . . siege to the
honesty
of this Ford’s wife. Shakespeare
Syn. – Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.
Webster 1828 Edition
Honesty
HON'ESTY
,Noun.
1.
In principle, an upright disposition; moral rectitude of heart; a disposition to conform to justice and correct moral principles, in all social transactions. In fact, upright conduct; an actual conformity to justice and moral rectitude.2.
Fairness; candor; truth; as the honesty of a narrative.3.
Frank sincerity.Honesty is chiefly applicable to social transactions, or mutual dealings in the exchange of property.
Definition 2024
honesty
honesty
English
the seed pods of honesty
Noun
honesty (countable and uncountable, plural honesties)
- (uncountable, obsolete) honor, decency, propriety.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Chastity.
- (uncountable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest
- (countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
quality of being honest
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References
- honesty in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911