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English Dictionary: honorable	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for honorable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honorable adj not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" Synonym(s): honest, honorable Antonym(s): dishonest, dishonorable worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" Synonym(s): honorable, honourable Antonym(s): dishonorable, dishonourable adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action" Synonym(s): ethical, honorable, honourable deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" Synonym(s): estimable, good, honorable, respectable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honorable \Hon"orable\, a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. Thy name and honorable family. --Shak. 2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. 3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. Is this proceeding just and honorable? --Shak. 4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. Honorable wounds from battle brought. --Dryden. 5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. Marriage is honorable in all. --Heb. xiii. 4. 6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial. 7. Of reputable association or use; respectable. Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. --Shak. 8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman. Note: Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors. {Right honorable}. See under {Right}.