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Dictionary: up·stand·ing   (ŭp-stăn'dĭng, ŭp'stăn'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Standing erect or upright.
  2. Morally upright; honest.
upstandingness up·stand'ing·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Directed or pointed upward: erect, raised, upright. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.
  2. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action: good, honest, honorable, incorruptible, righteous, true, upright. Informal straight-shooting. Idioms: on theup-and-upup and up. See honest/dishonest.

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Definition: honorable
Antonyms: bad, corrupted, dishonorable, disreputable


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having high moral qualities
  Synonyms: noble, solid, worthy


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rank, velbygget

Nederlands (Dutch)
oprecht, overeind staand, rijzig

Français (French)
adj. - (lit) bien bâti, (fig) plein de probité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufrichtig, rechtschaffen, aufrecht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στητός, γερός

Italiano (Italian)
eretto, leale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - em pé, honesto, fixo (salário)

Русский (Russian)
стоячий, крепкий (о человеке), с прямой осанкой, прямой (о человеке)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - honrado, de pie, de punta, fijo, derecho, erguido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uppstående, upprättstående, rak, välväxt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
直立的, 良好的, 姿势笔直的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 直立的, 良好的, 姿勢筆直的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 똑바로 선, 꼿꼿한, 고결한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 直立した, 立派な体格の, 正直な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) في وضع قائم, مستقيم, قوي, معافى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זקוף, חזק, ישר, הגון, בריא‬


 
 
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