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Definition of Honest
Hon´est | a. | 1. | Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. | | 2. | Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; - said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession. | | 3. | Open; frank; as, an honest countenance. | | 4. | Chaste; faithful; virtuous. | | v. t. | 1. | To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. |
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