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- DictionaryHon·or·a·ble/ˈän(ə)r(ə)bəl/
adjective
- 1. bringing or worthy of honor: "this is the only honorable course"
- 2. used as a title indicating eminence or distinction, given especially to judges and certain high officials: "the Honorable Richard Morris Esquire, chief justice of the supreme court of our state"
The meaning of HONORABLE is deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor. How to use honorable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Honorable.
Honorable definition: in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright. See examples of HONORABLE used in a sentence.
The word honorable has to do with people and actions that are honest, fair, and worthy of respect. An honorable person is someone who believes in truth and doing the right thing — and tries to live up to those high principles. When you lose a game, it's honorable to shake hands.
HONORABLE definition: 1. US spelling of honourable UK 2. US spelling of Honourable 3. honest and fair, or deserving…. Learn more.
Synonyms for HONORABLE: honest, ethical, noble, respectable, decent, righteous, principled, upright; Antonyms of HONORABLE: dishonorable, unworthy, unjust, ignoble, unethical, dishonest, unprincipled, low.
a title used before the name of some government officials, and in the UK before the names of some people of high social rank: the Honorable Andrew Robinson. the Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan of New York. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Royalty, aristocracy & titles.
If you describe people or actions as honorable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired.
