honesty

[ on-uh-stee ]
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noun,plural hon·es·ties.
  1. the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.

  2. truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.

  1. freedom from deceit or fraud.

  2. Botany. a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent, satiny pods.

  3. Obsolete. chastity.

Origin of honesty

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English honeste, from Middle French, from Latin honestās; see honest, -ty2

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1. See honor.

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  • o·ver·hon·es·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for honesty

honesty

/ (ˈɒnɪstɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the condition of being honest

  2. sincerity or fairness

  1. archaic virtue or respect

  2. Also called: moonwort, satinpod a purple-flowered SE European plant, Lunaria annua, cultivated for its flattened silvery pods, which are used for indoor decoration: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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