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Honesty or truthfulness is a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct (earnestness), along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Honesty also involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.
A reputation for honesty is denoted by terms like reputability and trustworthiness. Honesty about ones future conduct, loyalties, or commitments is called accountability, reliability, dependability, or conscientiousness.
Someone who goes out of their way to tell possibly unwelcome truths extends honesty into the region of candor or frankness. The Cynics engaged in a challenging sort of frankness like this called parrhêsia.
Opinions[edit]
Honesty is valued in many ethnic and religious cultures.[1]
«Honesty is the best policy» is a proverb of Edwin Sandys (died 1629), while the quote «Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom» is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, as used in a letter to Nathaniel Macon.[2] April 30 is national Honesty Day in the United States.
William Shakespeare famously described honesty as an attribute people leave behind when he wrote that «no legacy is so rich as honesty» in act 3, scene 5 of «All’s Well that Ends Well.»[3]
Tolstoy thought that honesty was revolutionary: “No feats of heroism are needed to achieve the greatest and most important changes in the existence of humanity…. it is only needful that each individual should say what he really feels or thinks, or at least that he should not say what he does not think.”[4]
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn («Live Not By Lies,» 1974) and Václav Havel (The Power of the Powerless, 1978) agreed. Havel wrote:
- [L]iving within the truth has more than a mere existential dimension (returning humanity to its inherent nature), or a noetic dimension (revealing reality as it is), or a moral dimension (setting an example for others). It also has an unambiguous political dimension. If the main pillar of the system is living a lie, then it is not surprising that the fundamental threat to it is living the truth.
The 18th century enlightenment philosopher William Wollaston argued that all religion ultimately reduces to ethics and all ethics reduces to honesty (The Religion of Nature Delineated, 1722). “[E]very intelligent, active, and free being should so behave himself, as by no act to contradict truth; …treat every thing as being what it is.” All else would follow from that.
Immanuel Kant made the duty of honesty a core example of his ethical theories.
Others have noted, however, that «too much honesty might be seen as undisciplined openness».[5] For example, individuals may be perceived as being «too honest» if they honestly express the negative opinions of others, either without having been asked their opinion, or having been asked in a circumstance where the response would be trivial. This concern manifests in the concept of political correctness, with individuals refraining from expressing their true opinions due to a general societal condemnation of such views. Research has also found that honesty can lead to interpersonal harm because people avoid information about how their honest behavior affects others.[6]
Definitions[edit]
Merriam-Webster defines honesty as «fairness and straightforwardness of conduct» or «adherence to the facts».[7]
The Oxford English Dictionary defines honesty as «the quality of being honest.»[8] Honest is, in turn, defined as «Free of deceit; truthful and sincere…Morally correct or virtuous…(attributive) Fairly earned, especially through hard work…(of an action) done with good intentions even if unsuccessful or misguided…(attributive) Simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated.[9]
See also[edit]
- Authenticity (philosophy)
- Good faith
- Integrity
- Lie
- Morality
- Parrhesia
- Radical honesty
- Sincerity
- Spin (propaganda)
- Trust
- Truth
References[edit]
- ^ Rogers, Carl R. (1964). «Toward a modern approach to values: The valuing process in the mature person.», The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 68(2):160–67.
- Dahlsgaard, Katherine; Peterson, Christopher; Seligman, Martin E. P. (2005). «Shared Virtue: The Convergence of Valued Human Strengths Across Culture and History», Review of General Psychology, 9(3):203–13.
- Hilbig, Benjamin E.; Zettler, Ingo (2009). «Pillars of cooperation: Honesty–Humility, social value orientations, and economic behavior», Journal of Research in Personality, 43(3):516–19.
- Van Lange, Paul A. M.; Kuhlman, D. Michael (1994). «Social value orientations and impressions of partner’s honesty and intelligence: A test of the might versus morality effect», Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(1):126–41.
- Schluter, Dolph; Price, Trevor (1993). «Honesty, Perception and Population Divergence in Sexually Selected Traits», Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 253(1336):117–22.
- ^ «Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Macon». The Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1. General Correspondence. 1651–1827. January 12, 1819.
- ^ William Shakespeare. All’s Well That Ends Well MIT Shakespeare.
- ^ Tolstoy, Lev «On Patriotism» (1894)
- ^ Barbara MacKinnon, Andrew Fiala (2015). Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Concise Edition, p. 93.[ISBN missing]
- ^ Levine, E.; Munguia Gomez, D. (2021). ««I’m just being honest.» When and why honesty enables help versus harm». Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 120 (1): 33–56. doi:10.1037/pspi0000242. PMID 32463271. S2CID 218977238 – via APA PsycNet.
- ^ Merriam-Webster (2017) Honesty Merriam-Webster.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary (2017) Honesty OED.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary (2017) Honest OED.
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Honest comes from the Latin word honestus, which means «honorable or respected,» and around 1300, honest was popularly used to mean «respectable and of neat appearance.» We don’t use it these days to describe the way someone dresses, but instead how truthful they are, and sometimes to emphasize how simple and …
What is the true meaning of honesty?
Honesty or truthfulness 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.
When was the word honesty invented?
The earliest recorded use of the word honest appears in the 1300s. An example of an early usage of honest is in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales when describing a knight, «In honeste wyse as longeth to a knyght.», a person who was high up on the social ladder.
What is the root word of trust?
The Latin root word fid means “trust.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including confident, fidelity, and perfidy.
What is honesty in Oxford dictionary?
used to state a fact or an opinion that, though true, may seem disappointing The book isn’t, in all honesty, as good as I expected. See honesty in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Check pronunciation: honesty.
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What is the adverbs of honest?
honestly. (manner) In an honest manner. (speech act) Frankly.
What is the etymology of truth?
The English word truth is derived from Old English tríewþ, tréowþ, trýwþ, Middle English trewþe, cognate to Old High German triuwida, Old Norse tryggð. Like troth, it is a -th nominalisation of the adjective true (Old English tréowe).
What is the Bible say about trust?
«Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.» The Good News: Putting your trust in God is the way forward. Set aside your anxieties and doubts and turn it all over to the Lord.
What is the origin of the word faith?
The English word faith is thought to date from 1200–1250, from the Middle English feith, via Anglo-French fed, Old French feid, feit from Latin fidem, accusative of fidēs (trust), akin to fīdere (to trust).
What does God say about honesty?
Romans 12:17-21 KJV. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
What is an honest person called?
Words related to honest
authentic, conscientious, decent, equitable, fair, forthright, genuine, honorable, impartial, proper, reliable, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, virtuous, aboveboard, bona fide, direct, ethical.
What is the synonyms of honesty?
Some common synonyms of honesty are honor, integrity, and probity. While all these words mean «uprightness of character or action,» honesty implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way.
What are the five attributes of honesty?
The Attributes of Honesty
- Truthfulness.
- Sincerity.
- Integrity.
- Responsibility.
- Dedication.
- Contentment.
- Transparency.
- Probity.
What is the Syllabication of honesty?
noun. hon·es·ty | ˈä-nə-stē plural honesties.
What is the verb form of honesty?
honested. past tense of honest is honested.
How many times is the word trust found in the Bible?
How Many Times Does God Tell Us To Trust Him In The Bible. According to BlueLetterBible, the word “trust” occurs 134 times in the Old Testament in the KJV. However, there are variations of trust such as “trusting” which are not accounted for in this search. Trusted – appears 29 times.
What does the Bible say about loyalty to friends?
“Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the friends, even though they are strangers to you.” The Message: Jesus calls us all to welcome strangers and treat them as friends. “We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.”
What does the Bible say about trusting God’s timing?
God’s perfect timing does two things: It grows our faith as we are forced to wait and trust in God and it makes certain that He, and He alone, gets the glory and praise for pulling us through. «My times are in Your hands ...» Psalm 31:15.
What are the 3 theories of truth?
The three most widely accepted contemporary theories of truth are [i] the Correspondence Theory ; [ii] the Semantic Theory of Tarski and Davidson; and [iii] the Deflationary Theory of Frege and Ramsey. The competing theories are [iv] the Coherence Theory , and [v] the Pragmatic Theory .
What are the 4 types of truth?
Truth be told there are four types of truth; objective, normative, subjective and complex truth.
When was the word truth first used?
truth (n.)
Sense of «something that is true» is first recorded mid-14c.
What is adjective form of honest?
1honest /ˈɑːnəst/ adjective. 1 honest. /ˈɑːnəst/ adjective.
What is the noun form of honest?
Answer: The noun form of honest is honest.
What is the superlative of honest?
The comparative degree of honest is ‘More Honest’ and the superlative degree of honest is’Most Honest‘.
честность, правдивость, лунник
существительное ↓
- честность
honesty is the best policy — честность — лучшая политика
- правдивость; искренность, прямодушие
a film of rare honesty and heart — фильм, сделанный с редкой искренностью и душой
- уст. целомудрие, добродетель(ность); порядочность
- лунник (растение)
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Словосочетания
a politician of rare honesty and courage — политик редкой честности и мужества
a person of brassbound honesty — человек несгибаемо честный
simple honesty — истинная честность
a man of transparent honesty — явно честный человек
acquire a reputation for honesty — славиться своей честностью
the saving grace of honesty — все искупающая честность
a man of transpicuous honesty — явно честный человек
act with scrupulous honesty — действовать со скрупулёзной честностью
he has name for honesty — он известен своей честностью
honesty oil — масло семян ночной фиалки
man of transparent honesty — явно честный человек
to question honesty — сомневаться в честности
Примеры с переводом
Honesty is the best policy.
Честность — лучшая стратегия.
I admire his honesty.
Я восхищаюсь его честностью.
He has name for honesty.
Он известен своей честностью.
I can’t answer for his honesty.
Я не могу поручиться за его честность.
Honesty recommends any person.
Честность красит любого человека.
Why do you jest at my honesty?
Почему вы насмехаетесь над моей честностью?
Honesty won him much praise.
Его очень хвалили за честность.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
She has an enviable reputation for honesty.
She is admired for her kindness and her honesty.
…a used-car dealer with only a semblance of honesty…
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Возможные однокоренные слова
dishonesty — нечестность, обман, недобросовестность, мошенничество, нечестный поступок
honest — честный, искренний, правдивый, подлинный, настоящий, нравственный, целомудренный
honestly — честно, искренне, правдиво
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honesty искренность honesty бот. лунник honesty правдивость honesty честность, правдивость honesty честность; honesty is the best policy честность — лучшая политика honesty честность honesty честность; honesty is the best policy честность — лучшая политика
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1. n честность
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3. n уст. целомудрие, добродетель; порядочность
4. n лунник
Синонимический ряд:
1. fidelity (adj.) fidelity; honor; integrity; probity; sincerity; veracity
2. integrity (noun) character; equity; fairness; fibre; honestness; honor; honorableness; honour; incorruptibility; incorruption; integrity; morality; principles; probity; rectitude; uprightness; virtue
3. sincerity (noun) candor; candour; frankness; openness; sincerity; truth; truthfulness; veracity
Антонимический ряд:
cheating; chicanery; deceit; deception; dishonesty; double-dealing; duplicity; fraud; guile; inequity; perfidy; stealing
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[‘ɔnɪstɪ], [‘ɔnə-]
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to impugn smb.’s honesty — ставить чью-л. честность под сомнение
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б) правдивость, искренность
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целомудрие, девственность
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Honesty is the best policy. — Честность — лучшая политика.
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1. честность
2. правдивость; искренность, прямодушие
a film of rare honesty and heart — фильм, сделанный с редкой искренностью и душой
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целомудрие, добродетель(ность); порядочность
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1) честность; honesty is the best policy честность — лучшая политика
2) правдивость
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(n) честность
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а) честность б) правдивость, искренность
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[‘hon·es·ty || ‘ɑnɪstɪ /’ɒn-]
честность; правдивость* * *
лунник
правдивость
честность
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1) а) честность (in)
б) правдивость
2) устар. целомудриеНовый англо-русский словарь > honesty
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5) юр.Н.П. добропорядочность, добросовестность
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честность
правдивость, искренность
целомудрие, девственность
точность, правильность
лунник
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лунник
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честность
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Honesty — is the human quality of communicating and acting truthfully related to truth as a value. This includes listening, and any action in the human repertoire as well as speaking. Superficially, honesty means simply stating facts and views as best one… … Wikipedia
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honesty — honesty, honor, integrity, probity are comparable when meaning uprightness as evidenced in character and actions. Honesty implies refusal to lie, steal, defraud, or deceive {you can rely on his honesty} {he is a man of scrupulous honesty} {this… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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Honesty — Hon es*ty, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honest[ e], onest[ e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet[ e]), L. honestas. See {Honest}, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] She derives her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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honesty — ► NOUN 1) the quality of being honest. 2) a plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seed pods. [ORIGIN: so named from its seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit.] ● honesty is the best policy Cf. ↑honesty is… … English terms dictionary
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honesty — I noun accuracy, artlessness, authenticity, baldness, bluntness, candidness, candor, conscientiousness, estimableness, exactitude, factualness, fairness, fidelity, fides, frankness, genuineness, guilelessness, high character, high mindedness,… … Law dictionary
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honesty — (n.) early 14c., splendor, honor; elegance, later honorable position; propriety of behavior, good manners; virginity, chastity (late 14c.), from O.Fr. honesté (Mod.Fr. honnêteté), from L. honestatem (nom. honestas) honor received from others;… … Etymology dictionary
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honesty — [n] truthfulness, candidness bluntness, candor, confidence, conscientiousness, equity, evenhandedness, fairness, faithfulness, fidelity, frankness, genuineness, goodness, honor, impeccability, incorruptibility, integrity, justness, loyalty,… … New thesaurus
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honesty — [än′is tē] n. [ME honeste < OFr honesté < L honestas < honestus] 1. the state or quality of being honest; specif., a) Obs. honor b) a refraining from lying, cheating, or stealing; a being truthful, trustworthy, or upright c) sincerity;… … English World dictionary
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honesty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, total ▪ I always expect total honesty from my employees. ▪ blunt (esp. AmE), brutal, raw, unflinching … Collocations dictionary
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honesty — n. 1) to impugn smb. s honesty 2) honesty in 3) the honesty to + inf. (she had the honesty to report the bribe) * * * [ ɒnɪstɪ] to impugn smb. s honesty honesty in the honesty to + inf. (she had the honesty to report the bribe) … Combinatory dictionary
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Honesty 69 — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles French Kiss DE 7 04.09.1989 … Deutsch Wikipedia
honesty — перевод на русский
/ˈɒnɪsti/
You have the kind of no-nonsense honesty and raw emotional insight that I look for in a commercial real estate lawyer.
Позволь мне закончить. У тебя есть недюжинная честность и задатки интуиции, которые я ищу в адвокате в сфере коммерческой недвижимости.
Oh, you’ve got your precious honesty and don’t want anything else.
У вас есть ваша драгоценная честность. Вам больше ничего не нужно.
— That’s right, honesty is the best policy.
Правильно. Честность — лучшая политика.
It’s honesty.
Это честность.
Human honesty manifests itself in returning old umbrellas.
Людская честность ограничена потрепаными зонтиками.
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Yes. Honesty suits me better.
Это деньги я выиграл честно.
‘He and his companions have been blasted far forward in time ‘to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, ‘from which they’re returning in a ship ‘which could not in all honesty be said to belong to them.
Он и его компаньоны были заброшены взрывом в далекое будущее, в Ресторан у Конца Вселенной, из которого они улетели на корабле, который, если честно, не совсем принадлежал им.
— How’s that for honesty?
— Это было честно?
If the dime falls in on your turn, you lose… and you have to answer, with absolute honesty… whatever question you’re asked, no matter how embarrassing.
Если монетка провалится из-за тебя, ты проиграл и должен абсолютно честно ответить на любой вопрос, даже самый непристойный.
In all honesty, spirit, no.
Скажу тебе честно, Дух… Нет.
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I never believed all that painful honesty for a moment and now we see the truth. I’m going to her.
Я с самого начала не верил в его показную искренность…
Sometimes your honesty gets really tiresome.
Иногда твоя искренность раздражает.
I appreciate your honesty.
Благодарю за искренность.
I can rely on your honesty.
Я могу положиться на вашу искренность.
But when I looked into his eyes and saw only honesty, you could say my feelings took an open stance.
Но когда я посмотрела в его глаза и увидела там только искренность, можно сказать, мои чувства встали в открытую позицию.
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Nothing like a little honesty to diffuse an awkward situation.
Нет ничего лучше правды, чтобы уладить неловкую ситуацию.
Again, not appreciating the brutal honesty.
Не надо такой суровой правды.
— Trust me. Honesty’s better.
— Поверь мне — нет ничего лучше правды.
And I hope I don’t have to remind you you’re wearing your ring of honesty.
И надеюсь, тебе не надо напоминать, что на тебе кольцо правды.
You want honesty or you just want me to kiss the ring?
Ты хочешь правды или хочешь, чтобы я поцеловал кольцо?
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I’m grateful for your honesty.
А… я очень благодарна тебе за откровенность.
Well Varenov, thank you for your honesty.
Хорошо, хорошо, Варенов. Благодарю за откровенность.
I appreciate your honesty.
Спасибо за откровенность.
No evasions, no convenient conferences, just simple honesty.
Ни отговорок, ни спасительных конференций, лишь откровенность.
Well, this isn’t how I was hoping this would end but I guess I have to appreciate your honesty.
Ну, я не думала, что всё закончится так… но я полагаю, что должна ценить твою откровенность.
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It is to teach children that you that honesty is the best.
ѕросто люди, снимающие такие фильмы, хот€т приучить малышей к тому, …что лучше всего быть честным. — ƒа неужто?
Honesty is no good.
Быть честным не имеет смысла.
If some people say they love everything, it’s not true. This is how the heart is. This is my honesty.
Когда кто-то говорит, что любит — всё это неправда, так устроено сердце, нужно быть честным.
The most important thing is that you display honesty, courage and compassion when you extend your apologies.
Самое важное — быть честным, проявить мужество и участие, когда идешь дальше.
All you need are honesty, empathy, respect, and open-mindedness.
Надо быть честным, внимательным, чутким и непредвзятым.
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In all honesty, the last two I backed over with my car.
Честно говоря… двоих последних я случайно переехал на своей машине…
It’s stilltoo early to tell, but, in all honesty, she may not make it.
Еще рано о чем-либо говорить, но честно говоря, у нее мало шансов.
In all honesty, I thought they were my lawyers.
Но, честно говоря, я думал, что они и были моими юристами.
Your father was a busybody like you. In honesty, I do not regret shooting him.
Твой отец был такой же неугомонный как ты и честно говоря не жалею что убил его.
Honesty, I was thinking I’d follow him home.
Честно говоря, я думал, что следую за ним домой.
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— They’re not keen on fearless honesty.
Да, они не ценят такую прямоту, я знаю.
I appreciate your honesty.
Ценю твою прямоту.
Thank you for your honesty.
— Спасибо тебе за прямоту.
I appreciate the honesty.
Я ценю вашу прямоту.
Ladies like honesty, right?
Женщины ценят прямоту, да?
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I warn you that to protect my honesty and liability, I will imply, if necessary, all appropriate measures.
И предупреждаю вас, я сделаю всё от себя зависящее, чтобы этой чести удостоились только лучшие.
But, you can argue, he does not have honesty.
Но, скажешь ты, у него нет чести.
All right, tell me in all honesty, are our people ignorant or not?
Хорошо, скажи мне по чести, темен народ или нет?
There’s no faith, no trust, no honesty in men;
В мужчинах нет ни в ком ни совести, ни чести.
You throw out coveting, you’re down to two now, the big honesty and fidelity commandment and the one we haven’t talked about yet, thou shalt not kill, murder.
Вы отбрасываете зависть и остаётся две. Большие заповеди чести и верности и одна, о котрой мы ещё не говорили. Не убий.
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Long acquaintance is no guarantee for honesty.
Длительное знакомство не является гарантией порядочности.
It’s his honesty.
В его порядочности.
You won’t have to worry about my honesty, commissioner.
Вам не придется беспокоиться из-за моей порядочности, комиссар.
I admit, Springer, I was impressed with your honesty.
Я признаю, Springer, я был впечатлен с вашей порядочности.
When you try to separate sex from intimacy and honesty, it always goes wrong.
При попытке отделить секс от близости и порядочности, это всегда пойдёт не так.
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Some common synonyms of honesty are honor, integrity, and probity. While all these words mean «uprightness of character or action,» honesty implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way.
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hon·es·ty
(ŏn′ĭ-stē)
n. pl. hon·es·ties
1. The quality or condition of being honest; integrity.
2. Truthfulness; sincerity: in all honesty.
3. Archaic Chastity.
4. Botany A Eurasian plant (Lunaria annua) in the mustard family, cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round, flat, papery, silver-white seedpods. Also called money plant, satin flower.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
honesty
(ˈɒnɪstɪ)
n, pl -ties
1. the condition of being honest
2. sincerity or fairness
3. archaic virtue or respect
4. (Plants) Also called: lunary, moonwort or satinpod a purple-flowered SE European plant, Lunaria annua, cultivated for its flattened silvery pods, which are used for indoor decoration: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hon•es•ty
(ˈɒn ə sti)
n., pl. -ties.
1. uprightness; integrity; trustworthiness.
2. truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.
3. freedom from deceit or fraud.
4. a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent satiny pods.
5. Obs. chastity.
[1300–50; Middle English honeste < Middle French < Latin honestās, irreg. derivative of honestus. See honest, -ty2]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Honesty
See Also: RELIABILITY/UNRELIABILITY
- Clean as a hound’s hind leg —William Beechcroft
- Honest as bread —Mollie Hardwick
- Honesty is a compulsion swinging a heavy sword like loving —Marge Piercy
- Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is the end of it —Anon
- Incorruptible as a statue —Jean Garrigue
- Law-abiding as a cow —G. K. Chesterton
- (I’m totally legit.) Legal as a Jesuit —Jay Parini
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun | 1. | honesty — the quality of being honest
scrupulousness — conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence integrity — moral soundness; «he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business»; «they admired his scrupulous professional integrity» good faith, straightness — having honest intentions; «he acted in good faith»; «doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants» dishonesty — the quality of being dishonest |
2. | honesty — southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
herb, herbaceous plant — a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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honesty
noun
1. integrity, honour, virtue, morality, fidelity, probity, rectitude, veracity, faithfulness, truthfulness, trustworthiness, straightness, incorruptibility, scrupulousness, uprightness, reputability It’s time for complete honesty from political representatives.
2. frankness, openness, sincerity, candour, bluntness, outspokenness, genuineness, plainness, straightforwardness Good communication encourages honesty in a relationship.
Quotations
«No legacy is so rich as honesty» [William Shakespeare All’s Well That Ends Well]
«Honesty’s a fool» [William Shakespeare Othello]
«Honesty is a fine jewel, but much out of fashion» [Thomas Fuller Gnomologia]
«Honesty is praised, then left to shiver» [Juvenal Satires]
Proverbs
«Honesty is the best policy»
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
honesty
noun
1. The quality of being honest:
2. Moral or ethical strength:
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
poctivostupřímnost
ærlighed
rehellisyys
iskrenost
heiîarleiki
正直
정직
poštenje
ärlighet
ความซื่อสัตย์
lòng trung thực
honesty
[ˈɒnɪstɪ]
B. CPD honesty box N caja donde se deposita el dinero para pagar algo cuando no hay nadie para recogerlo en persona
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
honesty
[ˈɒnɪsti] n
(emphasis) in all honesty → en toute honnêteté
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
honesty
n
(Bot) → Mondviole f, → Silberblatt nt, → Judassilberling m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
honesty
[ˈɒnɪstɪ] n
a. → onestà
in all honesty → a voler essere or per essere proprio sincero/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
honest
(ˈonist) adjective
1. (of people or their behaviour, statements etc) truthful; not cheating, stealing etc. My secretary is absolutely honest; Give me an honest opinion.
2. (of a person’s appearance) suggesting that he is honest. an honest face.
3. (of wealth etc) not gained by cheating, stealing etc. to earn an honest living.
ˈhonestly adverb
1. in an honest way. He gained his wealth honestly.
2. used to stress the truth of what a person is saying. Honestly, that’s exactly what he said; I honestly don’t think it’s possible.
interjection
used to express mild anger etc. Honestly! That was a stupid thing to do!
ˈhonesty noun
Surely, if you own up to something, you should be praised for your honesty, not punished.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
honesty
→ أَمَانَة poctivost ærlighed Ehrlichkeit ειλικρίνεια honradez rehellisyys honnêteté iskrenost onestà 正直 정직 eerlijkheid ærlighet uczciwość honestidade честность ärlighet ความซื่อสัตย์ dürüstlük lòng trung thực 诚实
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Britannica Dictionary definition of HONESTY
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the quality of being fair and truthful
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the quality of being honest
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She is admired for her kindness and her honesty.
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He demands honesty from everyone who works for him.
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He didn’t even have enough honesty to tell me he was leaving.
honesty is the best policy
— used to say that telling the truth is better than lying even when it is hard to do
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He realized honesty is the best policy and told them what really happened to their car.
in all honesty
— used to stress that a statement is true
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In all honesty, I don’t know what you’re talking about.
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I don’t like him, but in all honesty, I don’t know why.
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People value honesty more than you think.
Вы увидите, что люди ценят честность гораздо больше, чем вы думали.
I value loyalty and honesty above everything.
Я ожидаю, честность и лояльность выше всех вещей.
Greatness never compromises honesty and integrity by cheating.
Настоящие лидеры никогда не ставят под угрозу искренность и честность, прибегая к обману.
Never punish them for their honesty.
Никогда не наказывайте любимых людей за их искренность.
I’m grateful for your honesty.
But not one of them mentions honesty.
Но никто из них не дает никаких гарантий честности.
It comes down to simple honesty.
На самом деле, это восходит к простой честности.
Researchers have found that people’s honesty varies significantly between countries.
Британские ученые выяснили, что уровень честности людей существенно варьирует от страны к стране.
We believe that honesty and integrity are accepted practices in all cultures.
Мы верим, что честность и добросовестность — это практика, принятая во всех культурах.
Yet market competition was no guarantee of honesty.
Как бы там ни было, рыночная конкуренция не была гарантией честности.
Moreover, academic honesty policies must evolve as technology evolves.
Более того, академической политики честности должна развиваться по мере развития технологии.
Love requires trust, and trust is built on honesty.
Любовные отношения строятся на основе доверия, а доверие основывается на честности.
I can always count on their honesty.
Таким образом, я всегда могу рассчитывать на её честность.
We wanted honesty; we got hypocrisy.
Здесь же мы просим искренности, а получаем лицемерие.
I think your honesty was refreshing.
Я думаю, ее честность была чем-то новым, освежающим.
Both seem relieved by this mutual honesty on difficult topics.
Оба, кажется, испытали облегчение, благодаря этой взаимной честности на трудные темы.
I would never question his honesty.
Я бы никогда не поставил под сомнение его честность.
Tom wondered whether honesty really was the best policy.
Тому было интересно, действительно ли честность — это лучшая политика.
I think honesty is super important.
Я думаю, честность — это очень важно.
It all comes down to honesty.
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