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BNC: 2681 COCA: 2530

honest

1 honest /ˈɑːnəst/ adjective
1 honest
/ˈɑːnəst/
adjective
Learner's definition of HONEST
[more honest; most honest]
: good and truthful : not lying, stealing, or cheating诚实的;老实的;正直的
opposite dishonest
: showing or suggesting a good and truthful character真诚的;显示诚意的
opposite dishonest
: not hiding the truth about someone or something : not meant to deceive someone坦诚的;坦率的;耿直的
opposite dishonest
: not deserving blame : not done with the intent of hurting or harming anyone无意(伤害别人)的
: done using your own work or effort靠自己工作(或努力)的;正当的
: not gotten by cheating, lying, etc.不靠欺骗(或撒谎等)手段获得的;正当获得的
: plain and good : not fancy纯正的;不花哨的

make an honest woman of (someone)

old-fashioned + humorous or make (someone) an honest woman
: to marry (a woman, especially a woman you have already had sex with)和(尤指与自己发生过性关系的)女人结婚
2 honest /ˈɑːnəst/ adverb
2 honest
/ˈɑːnəst/
adverb
Learner's definition of HONEST
informal
used to stress that a statement is true真的(用于强调一句话的真实性)
sometimes used in the phrases honest to God or honest to goodness有时用于短语honest to God或honest to goodness
see also honest-to-goodness
BNC: 2681 COCA: 2530

honest

1 of 2

adjective

hon·​est ˈä-nəst How to pronounce honest (audio)
1
a
: free from fraud or deception : legitimate, truthful
an honest plea
an honest presentation of facts
b
: genuine, real
making honest stops at stop signs Christian Science Monitor
c
: humble, plain
good honest food
2
a
: reputable, respectable
honest decent people
b
chiefly British : good, worthy
an honest fellow
3
: worthy of praise
an honest day's work
put forth an honest effort
4
a
: marked by integrity
honest merchants
b
: marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression : frank
an honest appraisal
an honest discussion
c
: direct and uncomplicated : innocent, simple
some good honest sleep

honest

2 of 2

adverb

1
: in a genuine or honest (see honest entry 1) manner : honestly
I have ever found thee honest true William Shakespeare
2
: with all sincerity
I didn't do it, honest

Synonyms

Adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for honest

upright, honest, just, conscientious, scrupulous, honorable mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right.

upright implies a strict adherence to moral principles.

a stern and upright minister

honest stresses adherence to such virtues as truthfulness, candor, or fairness.

known for being honest in business dealings

just stresses conscious choice and regular practice of what is right or equitable.

workers given just compensation

conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience.

conscientious in the completion of her assignments
scrupulous in carrying out the terms of the will

honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty.

a difficult but honorable decision

Example Sentences

Adjective He says that it's impossible to find an honest politician. These criminals pose a danger to honest citizens. He has an honest face. Just give me an honest answer. If you want my honest opinion, you should get a job. To be perfectly honest, I don't want to go. He gave us a painfully honest account of his childhood. It was an honest error. He still goes to the office every morning and puts in an honest day's work. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
To be honest, the garlic guajillo steak sounds, based on the ingredient list alone, a lot like the preparation for the pollo asado, though, as always, the devil is in the details. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 To be honest, removing the front lawn was not only about saving water. Christian Vescia, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 Taylor Mims: To be honest, the song doesn’t have much of Britney at all. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2022 To be honest, the math needed to fully understand angular momentum can get a little ugly. WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Three thousand years, to be honest, means an awful lot of longing. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 As long as most network participants are honest, users can have confidence that transactions accepted by a majority of the network won't be removed or modified later. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 The consent decree has kept that department honest, the, the monitor has been the watchdog who has repeatedly come forward with ways. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 That was actually a huge piece of wanting to make this second one for me, to be honest. Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Adverb

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin honestus honorable, from honos, honor honor

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of honest was in the 14th century
BNC: 2681 COCA: 2530
honest

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSbe, seem, sound誠實;好像誠實;聽上去誠實ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常誠實scrupulously, truly非常誠實absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite, totally完全坦誠;十分誠實less than, not entirely不太誠實;並非完全誠實I don't think you've been entirely honest with me.我認為你對我並不十分坦誠。refreshingly誠實得可愛brutally, painfully坦率得近乎殘酷;坦誠得令人心痛Let's be brutally honest about this: you don't have a hope of succeeding.雖然有點兒殘忍,但老實說,你沒有成功的希望。intellectually思想上誠實PREPOSITIONabout坦誠表達⋯Try to be honest about how you feel.盡量不要隱瞞自己的感受。in在⋯中誠實He is always scrupulously honest in his business activities.他做生意童叟無欺。with對⋯坦誠My parents were always completely honest with me.父母對我總是開誠佈公、無話不說。PHRASEShonest enough足夠誠實She seems honest enough.她看上去很誠實。to be honest (with you)(跟你)說實話To be quite honest with you, I don't think he's the right person for the job.跟你說實話,我認為他不適合這份工作。open and honest開誠佈公She was totally open and honest about her feelings.她對自己的感情非常坦白。

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