honorable

[ on-er-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈɒn ər ə bəl /

in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright: They were all honorable men.

of high rank, dignity, or distinction; noble, illustrious, or distinguished.

worthy of honor and high respect; estimable; creditable.

bringing honor or credit; consistent with honor.

(initial capital letter)

(used as a title of respect for certain ranking government officials.)
British. (used as a title of courtesy for children of peers ranking below a marquis.) Abbreviation: Hon.

Origin of honorable

1300–50; Middle English hono(u)rable < Anglo-French (Middle French honorable) < Latin honōrābilis. See honor, -able

1 honest, noble, just.

1 ignoble.

hon·or·a·ble·ness, noun hon·or·a·bly, adverb qua·si-hon·or·a·ble, adjective qua·si-hon·or·a·bly, adverb

She did what she could and had, as far as I know, an honorable career.

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[1] Bone was an Indianan, and had a long and honorable career in journalism, stretching from 1881 to 1918.

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The consumption of rabbit meat has a long, honorable history in the United States.

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In this way he was, in the truest and most honorable sense, a conservative.

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An honorable visitor to Chiltern, of course, never drops names.

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What is there in me which broods upon his just and honorable life, and which he cannot drive away though he tries?

Tales of the Chesapeake |George Alfred Townsend
The tendency of Alger stories is to the formation of an honorable, manly character.

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Surely the honorable member held a commission in the Clare Fencibles.

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In his own estimate, the most honorable trait of his character was that "no Athenian through his means had ever put on mourning."

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He was the father of General Gordon Cloyd and they founded a long line of honorable citizens in our country.

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