Honest vs. Honorable

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;

Honorableadjective

(US) Worthy of respect; respectable.

Honorableadjective

misspelling of honourable

Honorableadjective

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

Honorableadjective

High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.

Honorableadjective

Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive.

Honorableadjective

Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.

Honorableadjective

Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.

Honorableadjective

Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial.

Honorableadjective

Of reputable association or use; respectable.

Honorableadjective

An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.

Honorableadjective

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

Honorableadjective

showing or characterized by honor and integrity;

Honorableadjective

used as a title of respect;

Honorableadjective

adhering to ethical and moral principles;

Honorableadjective

deserving of esteem and respect;