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honesty.

The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɒn.ɪ.sti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɒn.ə.sti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɒn.ə.stɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔː.nɪstɪ/Received-Pronunciation, dated
  1. The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

    countable · uncountable
    academic / artistic / emotional / intellectual honesty
    brutal / devastating / searing honesty
  2. Honor; decency, propriety.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  3. Chastity.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).

    countable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English honeste (“honour, integrity”), from Old French honesté (compare modern French honnêteté). By surface analysis, honest + -y. Displaced native Old English sōþfæstnes and non-native Middle English prodonomee, from Old French prodomie. The plant is named so after the visibility of the seeds through the translucent pods.

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