Honest
21honest — 01. If you are not [honest] with others, they will lose trust in you, and never believe anything you say. 02. One of the most important principles in business is [honesty] because you must have the confidence of your clients. 03. If you aren t… …
22honest — /ˈɒnəst / (say onuhst) adjective 1. honourable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright: an honest person. 2. showing uprightness and fairness: honest methods. 3. acquired fairly: honest money. 4. open; sincere: an honest face. 5. genuine… …
23honest — adj. 1) honest about; with (be honest about this matter with us) 2) honest to + inf. (it s not honest to discuss company affairs with outsiders) * * * [ ɒnɪst] with (be honest about this matter with us) honest about honest to + inf. (it s not… …
24honest — A frequently used vocative element in the seventeenth century. Shakespeare has e.g.: honest neighbour, honest gentleman, honest master, honest Launcelot, honest friend, mine honest friend, honest nurse, honest soldier, etc. Occasionally the… …
25honest — honestness, n. /on ist/, adj. 1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person. 2. showing uprightness and fairness: honest dealings. 3. gained or obtained fairly: honest wealth. 4. sincere; frank: an honest …
26honest — hon•est [[t]ˈɒn ɪst[/t]] adj. 1) honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright 2) showing uprightness and fairness: honest dealings[/ex] 3) gained or obtained fairly: to earn an honest living[/ex] 4) sincere; frank; open: an honest… …
27honest — adj. & adv. adj. 1 fair and just in character or behaviour, not cheating or stealing. 2 free of deceit and untruthfulness, sincere. 3 fairly earned (an honest living). 4 (of an act or feeling) showing fairness. 5 (with patronizing effect)… …
28honest — 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.… …
29honest — adjective 1) an honest man Syn: upright, honorable, moral, ethical, principled, righteous, right minded, respectable; virtuous, good, decent, fair, law abiding, high minded, upstanding, incorruptible, truthful …
30honest — adjective /ˈɒnɪst,ˈɑnɨst/ a) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. Has the prime minister been honest with us? b) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement;… …
