honest

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. adjective not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
  2. adjective without dissimulation; frank
  3. adjective worthy of being depended on

Etymology

From Middle English honest, honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”), from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honestāre (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced native Old English sōþfæst (literally “truth-firm”).

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Synonyms

honorable

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