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English Dictionary: honest	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for honest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honest adj not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" Synonym(s): honest, honorable Antonym(s): dishonest, dishonorable without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion" worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" Synonym(s): dependable, honest, reliable, true(p) without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food" marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting" not forged; "a good dollar bill" Synonym(s): good, honest gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" Synonym(s): honest, fair
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honest \Hon"est\, v. t. [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See {Honest}, a.] To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.] --Abp. Sandys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honest \Hon"est\, a. [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F. honn[88]te, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See {Honor}.] 1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. --Chaucer. Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching! --Shak. 2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight[?]forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession. An honest man's the noblest work of God. --Pope. An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health. --Sir W. Temple. Look ye out among you seven men of honest report. --Acts vi. 3. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. --Rom. xii. 17. 3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance. 4. Chaste; faithful; virtuous. Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. --Shak. Syn: Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful; equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid; genuine.