honest
[ on-ist ]
/ ˈɒn ɪst /
adjective
Origin of honest
1250–1300; Middle English
honeste < Middle French < Latin
honestus honorable, equivalent to
hones- (variant stem of
honōs)
honor +
-tus adj. suffix
SYNONYMS FOR honest
OTHER WORDS FROM honest
Words nearby honest
honduran,
honduras,
hone,
honecker,
honegger,
honest,
honest broker,
honest injun,
honest john,
honest to god,
honest-to-goodness
Example sentences from the Web for honest
British Dictionary definitions for honest
honest
/ (ˈɒnɪst) /
adjective
Derived forms of honest
honestness, nounWord Origin for honest
C13: from Old French
honeste, from Latin
honestus distinguished, from
honōs
honour
Idioms and Phrases with honest
honest