honourable

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adjective worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
  2. adjective adhering to ethical and moral principles

Etymology

From Middle English honourable, from Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“to honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. By surface analysis, honour + -able. In this sense, largely displaced Old English ārfæst.

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Synonyms

honorable

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