honest
Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
Adjective 4 meanings
Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
“brutally honest”
True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
“an honest account of events”
In good faith; without malice.
“an honest mistake”
Accurate.
“an honest scale”
Adverb 1 meaning
Honestly; really.
“It wasn’t my fault, honest.”
Etymology
From Middle English honest, honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”), from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honestāre (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced native Old English sōþfæst (literally “truth-firm”).
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HONEST at a glance
HONEST has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,853 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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