What (who) is honest - definition

MORAL QUALITY; THE AVOIDANCE OF ENGAGING IN DECEPTION

Honest; Veracity (ethics); Frankness; Veracious

honest

Honorable, fair, straightforward, equitable, open, free from fraud, faithful to contract, according to agreement, just as represented.

Upright, virtuous, conscientious, just, true, fair, faithful, reliable, trusty, trustworthy, observant of obligations, that stands by one's word, as good as one's word.

Genuine, free from shams, thorough, faithful.

Decent, honorable, reputable, respectable, creditable, suitable, proper.

Decent, chaste, virtuous, faithful.

Sincere, candid, frank, unreserved, ingenuous.

honest

synonym to cool, sweet, etc.
Hey Thom, that concert was honest!

honest

¦ adjective

1. free of deceit; truthful and sincere.

earned fairly through hard work: an honest living.

(of an action) well intentioned even if misguided: an honest mistake.

2. simple and unpretentious: good honest food with no gimmicks.

¦ adverb informal genuinely; really.

Phrases

make an honest woman of dated or humorous marry (a woman), especially to avoid scandal.

Origin

ME: via OFr. from L. honestus, from honos (see honour).

Wikipedia

Honesty

Honesty or truthfulness is a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct (earnestness), along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Honesty also involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.

A reputation for honesty is denoted by terms like reputability and trustworthiness. Honesty about ones future conduct, loyalties, or commitments is called accountability, reliability, dependability, or conscientiousness.

Someone who goes out of their way to tell possibly unwelcome truths extends honesty into the region of candor or frankness. The Cynics engaged in a challenging sort of frankness like this called parrhêsia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honesty

Pronunciation examples for honest

1. Honest.

Gold in a Brass Age _ David Gray _ Talks at Google

2. honest.

Amanda Nguyen _ How Rise is Supporting Survivors _ Talks at Google

3. honest.

The Squeaky Wheel _ Guy Winch _ Talks at Google

4. Honest.

Mike Posner - What Does This All Mean _ Talks at Google

5. Honest.

The Self-Love Experiment _ Shannon Kaiser _ Talks at Google

Examples of use of honest

1. "When we have an honest society, we‘ll have honest elections," said one man in central Almaty.

2. All we need now are an honest debate and honest dealing, not evasion or stonewalling.

3. I‘ve decided to be completely honest on the show so I‘m being totally honest.

4. "Yet I‘m an honest man making an honest living and I‘m being punished for something so trivial.

5. But in such enterprises an honest try and an honest failure have a glory of their own.