honesty
pronunciation
How to pronounce honesty in British English:
UK [ˈɒnəsti]
How to pronounce honesty in American English:
US [ˈɑːnəsti]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being honest
- southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
Word Origin
- honesty (n.)
- early 14c., "splendor, honor; elegance," later "honorable position; propriety of behavior, good manners; virginity, chastity" (late 14c.), from Old French honesté (Modern French honnêteté), from Latin honestatem (nominative honestas) "honor received from others; reputation, character;" figuratively "uprightness, probity, integrity, virtue," from honestus (see honest). Meaning "moral purity, uprightness, virtue, justness" is from c. 1400; in English, the word originally had more to do with honor than honest.
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Example
- 1. But more honesty would be a good first step .
- 2. Straight-up honesty and good taste .
- 3. I started thinking about honesty .
- 4. I 'm fully convinced of his honesty .
- 5. The second failure is one of honesty .