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hon·est
(ŏn′ĭst)adj.
1. Marked by or displaying integrity; upright: an honest lawyer.
2. Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine: honest weight.
3. Equitable; fair: honest wages for an honest day's work.
4.
a. Characterized by truth; not false: honest reporting.
b. Sincere; frank: an honest critique.
5.
a. Of good repute; respectable.
b. Without affectation; plain: honest folk.
6. Virtuous; chaste.
[Middle English, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, honorable, from honor, honor (earlier honōs).]
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honest
(ˈɒnɪst)adj
1. not given to lying, cheating, stealing, etc; trustworthy
2. not false or misleading; genuine
3. just or fair: honest wages.
4. characterized by sincerity and candour: an honest appraisal.
5. without pretensions or artificial traits: honest farmers.
6. archaic (of a woman) respectable
7. honest broker a mediator in disputes, esp international ones
8. honest Injun (interjection) school slang genuinely, really
9. honest to God honest to goodness
a. (adjective) completely authentic
b. (interjection) an expression of affirmation or surprise
10. make an honest woman of to marry (a woman, esp one who is pregnant) to prevent scandal
[C13: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus distinguished, from honōs honour]
ˈhonestness n
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hon•est
(ˈɒn ɪst)adj.
1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright.
2. showing uprightness and fairness: honest dealings.
3. gained or obtained fairly: to earn an honest living.
4. sincere; frank; open: an honest face.
5. genuine or unadulterated: honest goods.
6. respectable; having a good reputation: an honest name.
7. truthful or creditable: an honest account.
8. humble, plain, or unadorned.
9. Archaic. chaste; virtuous.
[1250–1300; Middle English honeste < Middle French < Latin honestus honorable =hones-, variant s. of honōs honor + -tus adj. suffix]
hon′est•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | honest - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" honourable, honorable - worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" artless, ingenuous - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement" trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
2. | honest - without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" | |
3. | honest - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" | |
4. | honest - without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food" unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor" | |
5. | honest - marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting" | |
6. | honest - not forged; "a good dollar bill" | |
7. | honest - gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" |
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honest
adjective
1. trustworthy, decent, upright, reliable, ethical, honourable, conscientious, reputable, truthful, virtuous, law-abiding, trusty, scrupulous, high-minded, veracious My dad was the most honest man I have ever met.
trustworthy bad, dishonest, corrupt, crooked, unfair, unlawful, unreliable, immoral, treacherous, unscrupulous, unfaithful, unethical, deceitful, untrustworthy, unprincipled, untruthful, unrighteous
trustworthy bad, dishonest, corrupt, crooked, unfair, unlawful, unreliable, immoral, treacherous, unscrupulous, unfaithful, unethical, deceitful, untrustworthy, unprincipled, untruthful, unrighteous
2. open, direct, frank, plain, straightforward, outright, sincere, candid, forthright, upfront (informal), undisguised, round, ingenuous, unfeigned I was honest about what I was doing.
open false, disguised, secretive, insincere
open false, disguised, secretive, insincere
3. genuine, real, true, straight, fair, proper, authentic, equitable, impartial, on the level (informal), bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), above board, fair and square, on the up and up, honest to goodness It was an honest mistake on his part.
genuine false, fraudulent, illegitimate, counterfeit
genuine false, fraudulent, illegitimate, counterfeit
Quotations
"To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"An honest man's the noblest work of God" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Man]
"An honest man's word is as good as his bond" [Cervantes Don Quixote]
"To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand" [William Shakespeare Hamlet]
"An honest man's the noblest work of God" [Alexander Pope An Essay on Man]
"An honest man's word is as good as his bond" [Cervantes Don Quixote]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
honest
adjective1. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action:
Informal: straight-shooting.
Idiom: on the up-and-up.
2. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech:
candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved.
Informal: straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting.
3. Devoid of any hypocrisy or pretense:
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Translations
أَمِيـنأمين، شَريفصادِق، صحيح، نزيهمُسْتَقيم، مُحْتَرَمنزيه
poctivýupřímnýčestný
ærlig
rehellinen
pošten
őszinte
heiîarlegur
正直な誠実
정직한
doraigarbės žodisiš tiesųiš tikrųjų!
atklātsgodīgsneviltotsvaļsirdīgs
odkritpošten
ärlig
ซื่อสัตย์
trung thực
honest
[ˈɒnɪst]A. ADJ
1. (= frank) → sincero
to be (perfectly) honest → para ser (totalmente) sincero or franco ...
to be honest about sth → ser sincero or franco con respecto a algo
I'd like your honest opinion → me gustaría que me dieras tu sincera opinión
that's the honest truth → eso es la pura verdad
to be (perfectly) honest with you → para serle sincero or franco, si quiere que le diga la verdad
I'll be honest with you → voy a serte sincero
you haven't been honest with us → no has sido sincero con nosotros
be honest with yourself → sé sincero contigo mismo
to make an honest woman of sb he finally made an honest woman of her (hum) → al final hizo lo que Dios manda y se casó con ella
to be (perfectly) honest → para ser (totalmente) sincero or franco ...
to be honest about sth → ser sincero or franco con respecto a algo
I'd like your honest opinion → me gustaría que me dieras tu sincera opinión
that's the honest truth → eso es la pura verdad
to be (perfectly) honest with you → para serle sincero or franco, si quiere que le diga la verdad
I'll be honest with you → voy a serte sincero
you haven't been honest with us → no has sido sincero con nosotros
be honest with yourself → sé sincero contigo mismo
to make an honest woman of sb he finally made an honest woman of her (hum) → al final hizo lo que Dios manda y se casó con ella
2. (= trustworthy, law-abiding) [person] → honrado, honesto
he's very honest in money matters → es muy honrado or honesto en lo que respecta al dinero
he hasn't done an honest day's work in his life → no ha trabajado honradamente en su vida
to make an honest living → ganarse la vida honradamente
by honest means → de forma honrada
it was an honest mistake → no fue un error deliberado
to earn an honest penny or crust → ganarse el pan honradamente
he's very honest in money matters → es muy honrado or honesto en lo que respecta al dinero
he hasn't done an honest day's work in his life → no ha trabajado honradamente en su vida
to make an honest living → ganarse la vida honradamente
by honest means → de forma honrada
it was an honest mistake → no fue un error deliberado
to earn an honest penny or crust → ganarse el pan honradamente
B. ADV → de verdad
I didn't know about it, honest → no lo sabía, de verdad, de verdad que no lo sabía
honest to God or goodness → palabra (de honor), te lo juro
honest injun → palabra, ¡por éstas!
I didn't know about it, honest → no lo sabía, de verdad, de verdad que no lo sabía
honest to God or goodness → palabra (de honor), te lo juro
honest injun → palabra, ¡por éstas!
C. CPD honest broker N (Brit) (esp Pol) → mediador(a) m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
honest
[ˈɒnɪst] adj
[person] → honnête
She's a very honest person → Elle est très honnête.
to be honest with sb → être honnête avec qn
He was very honest with her → Il a été très honnête avec elle.
to be quite honest with you ... → pour être tout à fait honnête ...
to be honest, ... → à dire vrai, ..., pour être honnête, ...
To be honest the house is not quite our style → Pour être honnête, le style de la maison ne nous convient guère.
She's a very honest person → Elle est très honnête.
to be honest with sb → être honnête avec qn
He was very honest with her → Il a été très honnête avec elle.
to be quite honest with you ... → pour être tout à fait honnête ...
to be honest, ... → à dire vrai, ..., pour être honnête, ...
To be honest the house is not quite our style → Pour être honnête, le style de la maison ne nous convient guère.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
honest
adj
(= truthful) → ehrlich; to be honest with somebody → jdm die Wahrheit sagen, jdm nichts vormachen (inf); you must be brutally honest with yourself → du darfst dir absolut nichts vormachen (inf); I don’t think you’ve been quite honest with us → ich glaube, du hast uns nicht die ganze Wahrheit gesagt; to be honest about something → etw ehrlich darstellen; to be perfectly honest (with you), I don’t really know → um (ganz) ehrlich zu sein, ich weiß es nicht genau, (ganz) offen or ehrlich gesagt, ich weiß es nicht genau; I’d like your honest opinion of it → ich möchte wissen, was Sie wirklich davon halten; what do you think of the school, in your honest opinion? → was hältst du von der Schule, ganz ehrlich gesagt?; the honest truth → die reine Wahrheit
(= law-abiding, decent) person → redlich; money, profit → ehrlich or redlich erworben; they are good honest people → sie sind gute, rechtschaffene Leute; to make an honest living or penny → sein Geld ehrlich or redlich verdienen; he made an honest woman of her (dated hum) → er machte sie zu seiner Angetrauten (hum); after an honest day’s work → nach einem ordentlichen Tagewerk; he’s never done an honest day’s work in his life → er ist in seinem ganzen Leben noch keiner ordentlichen Arbeit nachgegangen; (as) honest as the day is long → grundehrlich
(= straightforward, real) material, cooking → einfach, echt; mistake → echt; good honest cooking → gutbürgerliche Küche
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
honest
[ˈɒnɪst] adj (person, face, actions) → onesto/a; (answer) → franco/a, schietto/a; (means, method) → onesto/a, lecito/a; (wages, profit) → decente, ragionevole; (opinion) → sincero/ato be quite honest with you ... → se devo dirti la verità...
please be honest with me → ti prego di essere sincero con me
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
honest
(ˈonist) adjective1. (of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc. My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.
2. (of a person's appearance) suggesting that he is honest. an honest face.
3. (of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc. to earn an honest living.
ˈhonestly adverb1. in an honest way. He gained his wealth honestly.
2. used to stress the truth of what a person is saying. Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible.
interjection used to express mild anger etc. Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!
ˈhonesty nounSurely, if you own up to something, you should be praised for your honesty, not punished.
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honest
→ أَمِيـن čestný ærlig ehrlich ειλικρινής honrado rehellinen honnête pošten onesto 正直な 정직한 eerlijk ærlig uczciwy honesto честный ärlig ซื่อสัตย์ dürüst trung thực 诚实的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
honest
a. honesto-a, honrado-a.
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