Honest vs. Honesty

Honestadjective

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

Honestadjective

(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.

Honestadjective

In good faith; without malice.

Honestadjective

(of a measurement device) Accurate.

Honestadjective

Authentic; full.

Honestadjective

Earned or acquired in a fair manner.

Honestadjective

Open; frank.

Honestadjective

(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.

Honestadjective

(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.

Honestverb

(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.

Honestadverb

(colloquial) Honestly; really.

Honestadjective

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

Honestadjective

Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness 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.

Honestadjective

Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.

Honestadjective

Chaste; faithful; virtuous.

Honestverb

To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.

Honestadjective

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;

Honestadjective

without dissimulation; frank;

Honestadjective

worthy of being depended on;

Honestadjective

free from guile;

Honestadjective

without pretensions;

Honestadjective

habitually speaking the truth;

Honestadjective

marked by truth;

Honestynoun

The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

Honestynoun

Honor; decency, propriety.

Honestynoun

Chastity.

Honestynoun

(countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly Lunaria annua.

Honestynoun

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

Honestynoun

The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.

Honestynoun

Chastity; modesty.

Honestynoun

Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; - called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; Lunaria rediva is perennial honesty.

Honestynoun

the quality of being honest

Honestynoun

southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration

Honesty

Honesty is a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Honesty also involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.