English
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/ËÉnÉst/
(General American|US) IPA|/ËÉnÉst/
audio|en-us-honest.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj-more-most
- (of a person or institution) scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud
#:Has the president been honest with us?
- (of a statement) true, esp. true as far as the knowledge of the person making the statement.
- in good faith; without malice
#:an honest mistake
- fair; unbiased
#:an honest account of events
- (of measurement devices) accurate
#:an honest scale
- veritable; full
#:an honest day's work
- upright, truthful, fair
Translations
trans-top|scrupulous with regard to telling the truth
Cebuano: tø|ceb|matinod-anon|xs=Cebuano
Czech: t-|cs|poctivý|m
Dutch: t+|nl|eerlijk
Finnish: t+|fi|rehellinen
French: t-|fr|honnête ''m/f
German: t+|de|ehrlich, aufrichtig
Greek: t|el|ÏίμιοÏ|m|scGrek, t|el|Ïίμια|f|scGrek, t|el|Ïίμιο|n|sc=Grek
Italian: t+|it|onesto|m, t+|it|onesta|f
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Japanese: t-|ja|æ£ç´ãª|sc=Jpan
Norwegian: t-|no|ærlig
Portuguese: t+|pt|honesto|m, t-|pt|honesta|f
Russian: t|ru|ÑеÑÑнÑй|m|scCyrl, t|ru|ÑеÑÑнаÑ|f|scCyrl, t|ru|ÑеÑÑное|n|sc=Cyrl
Scottish Gaelic: t-|gd|ionraic|xsScottish Gaelic, t-|gd|ceart|xsScottish Gaelic
Spanish: t+|es|honesto|m, t-|es|honesta|f, t-|es|sincero
Swedish: t+|sv|ärlig
Thai: t|th|à¸à¸·à¹à¸à¸ªà¸±à¸à¸¢à¹|xs=Thai
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Antonyms
dishonest
Derived terms
honesty
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fi:honest
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