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   Hon·es·ty

   /ˈänəstē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being honest: "they spoke with convincing honesty about their fears" Similar moral correctnessuprightnesshonorablenesshonorintegritymoralsmoralityethicsprinciple(high) principlesnobilityrighteousnessrectituderight-mindednessupstandingnessvirtuegoodnessprobityworthinesshigh-mindednessjustnessfairnessincorruptibilitytruthfulnesstruthveracitytrustworthinessreliabilityconscientiousnessscrupulousnessreputabilitydependabilityloyaltyfaithfulnessfidelitytruthfulnesstruthsinceritycandorfranknessdirectnessforthrightnessopennessstraightforwardnessplainnessgenuinenessbluntnessoutspokennessOpposite dishonestyinsincerity
   • ▪ referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments: British "an honesty bar"
   • 2. a European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seedpods that are used for indoor flower arrangements.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestas, from honestus (see honest). The original sense was ‘honor, respectability’, later ‘decorum, virtue, chastity’. The plant is so named from its seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit.

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   Learn the meaning of honesty as a noun, with synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related phrases. Find out how honesty relates to integrity, probity, and chastity.

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   What is the meaning of honesty?

   • Honesty is the quality of being honest. They said the greatest virtues in a politician were integrity, correctness and honesty. Honesty is a plant whose seeds are contained in silvery-white papery discs. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 4. Also called: lunary, moonwort, satinpod

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   What is a good word for honesty?

   • the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness. truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness. freedom from deceit or fraud. Botany. a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent, satiny pods. Obsolete. chastity. archaic.

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   What does it mean to be honest?

   • For me, honesty means behaving truthfully with others. Superficially, honesty is stating facts and views as one truly believes them to be. However, people may claim to be honest but in many cases, they are not.

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   Does honesty matter in a case?

   • Although many made reference to an appreciation for "honesty," they also qualified that in relation to appropriate dose and specificity of information to the context. They offer several ethically defensible solutions to the case by balancing respect for persons, honesty, and fairness. All that mattered was the honesty of the answer.

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   Honesty is the quality or fact of being honest, upright, and fair. It also means freedom from deceit or fraud, or a plant with purple flowers and silvery pods. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples of honesty.

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   Honesty is the quality of being honest, which means telling the truth and not lying or cheating. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of honesty with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   noun. the quality of being honest. synonyms: honestness. see more. conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical.

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   Learn the meaning of honest as an adjective and an adverb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use honest in phrases and sentences, and how to distinguish it from irony.

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    Honesty is the quality of being honest, truthful, or fair. It can also refer to a plant with silvery-white pods. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of honesty.