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hon•est /ˈɑnɪst/USA pronunciation adj.

honorable in principles, intentions, and actions;
upright:decent, honest folk.
showing fairness and trustworthiness:honest business dealings.
gained fairly:to earn an honest living.
sincere;
open:an honest face.
truthful or creditable:He gave an honest account of how he had received the money.

hon•es•ty, n. [uncountable]

hon•est (on′ist),USA pronunciation adj.

honorable in principles, intentions, and actions;
upright and fair:an honest person.
showing uprightness and fairness:honest dealings.
gained or obtained fairly:honest wealth.
sincere;
frank:an honest face.
genuine or unadulterated:honest commodities.
respectable;
having a good reputation:an honest name.
truthful or creditable:honest weights.
humble, plain, or unadorned.
[Archaic.]chaste;
virtuous.

Latin honestus honorable, equivalent. to hones- (variant stem of honōs) honor + -tus adjective, adjectival suffix
Middle French
Middle English honeste 1250–1300

hon′est•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

honest /ˈɒnɪst/ adj

not given to lying, cheating, stealing, etc; trustworthy
not false or misleading; genuine
just or fair: honest wages
characterized by sincerity and candour: an honest appraisal
without pretensions or artificial traits: honest farmers
archaic (of a woman) respectable
honest broker ⇒ a mediator in disputes, esp international ones
make an honest woman of ⇒ to marry (a woman, esp one who is pregnant) to prevent scandal

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus distinguished, from honōs honour

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