honest

adj.

1. Marked by or displaying integrity; upright: an honest lawyer.
2. Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine: honest weight.
3. Equitable; fair: honest wages for an honest day's work.
4. 1. Characterized by truth; not false: honest reporting.
   2. Sincere; frank: an honest critique.
5. 1. Of good repute; respectable.
   2. Without affectation; plain: honest folk.
6. Virtuous; chaste.

[Middle English, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, honorable, from honor, honor (earlier honōs).]

adjective

1. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action: good, honorable, incorruptible, righteous, true, upright, upstanding. Informal straight-shooting. Idioms: on theup-and-upup and up. See honest/dishonest.
2. Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, direct, downright, forthright, frank, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved. Informal straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See clear/unclear, show/hide.
3. Devoid of any hypocrisy or pretense: genuine, heartfelt, hearty, natural, real, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unmannered. See true/false.

Idioms beginning with honest:
honest to God

See also come by (honestly); open (honest) and aboveboard.

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adj

Definition: truthful, candid
Antonyms: deceptive, devious, dishonest, false, fraudulent, lying, misleading, treacherous, untrustworthy, untruthful

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IN BRIEF: Trustworthy. Also: Gotten by fair means.

An honest heart possesses a kingdom. — Seneca (4 BC-65 AD)

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærlig, redelig, retskaffen, brav, troskyldig, skikkelig
adv. - helt ærligt

idioms:

• honest broker    uvildig mellemand
• honest to God    helt ærligt, virkelig
• in all honesty    ærligt og redeligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerlijk, openlijk, zonder omwegen, waarheidsgetrouw, betrouwbaar, oprecht

Français (French)
adj. - honnête, intègre, sincère, franc, acquis honnêtement
adv. - honnêtement, sincèrement, franchement

idioms:

• honest broker    (Pol) honnête courtier
• honest to God    ma parole (excl)
• in all honesty    en toute honnêteté

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ehrlich, redlich, rechtschaffen
adv. - ehrlich, Ehrenwort

idioms:

• honest broker    ehrlicher Makler
• honest to God    ehrlich!
• in all honesty    ganz ehrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - έντιμος, τίμιος, ακέραιος, ευθύς

idioms:

• honest broker    (δια)μεσολαβητής
• honest to God    γνησιότατος, βέρος, μα το Θεό! αλήθεια!
• in all honesty    με κάθε ειλικρίνεια

Italiano (Italian)
onesto, sincero

idioms:

• honest broker    mediatore
• honest to God    parola d'onore!
• in all honesty    in tutta sincerità

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - honesto

idioms:

• honest broker    mediador (m) neutro
• honest to God    sem mentira
• in all honesty    com toda honestidade

Русский (Russian)
честный, правдивый, подлинный, целомудренная, достойный, скромный, простой

idioms:

• honest broker    честный маклер
• honest to God    по чести говоря
• in all honesty    добросовестно

Español (Spanish)
adj. - honrado, recto, franco, sincero
adv. - honestamente

idioms:

• honest broker    negociador imparcial
• honest to God    como es debido, como Dios manda, cien por cien
• in all honesty    con toda franqueza

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ärlig, hederlig, uppriktig, äkta, anständig (skämts.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诚实的, 可靠的, 坦直的, 的确, 实在

idioms:

• honest broker    调解人, 调停人
• honest to God    真正地, 完全地, 发誓
• in all honesty    老实说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 誠實的, 可靠的, 坦直的
adv. - 的確, 實在

idioms:

• honest broker    調解人, 調停人
• honest to God    真正地, 完全地, 發誓
• in all honesty    老實說

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정직한, 성실한, 공정한, 신용할 수 있는
adv. - 정말로, 참말로, 반드시

idioms:

• in all honesty    (화가 나겠지만) 사실은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 正直な, 誠実な, 正直そうな, 偽りのない, 混ぜ物のない, 正当な

idioms:

• honest broker    仲裁人
• honest to God    ほんとに
• in all honesty    本当に, 心から

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صادق أو صحيح, أصلي أو غير مغشوش, متواضع أو بسيط, محترم أو فاضل في نظر المجتمع, أمين, مستقيم, صريح, مخلص, ساذج, بسيط أو برئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ישר, הוגן‬
adv. - ‮בלי להסתיר‬

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