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- Dictionaryhonourable/ˈɒn(ə)rəbl/
adjective
- 1. bringing or deserving honour: "this is the only honourable course" Similar Opposite
- 2. used as a title for certain high officials, the children of certain ranks of the nobility, and MPs: "the Honourable Alan Simpson, US Senator"
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HONOURABLE definition: 1. honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect: 2. a title used before the name of some…. Learn more.
HONORABLE definition: 1. US spelling of honourable UK 2. US spelling of Honourable 3. honest and fair, or deserving…. Learn more.
The meaning of HONORABLE is deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor. How to use honorable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Honorable.
If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired.
adjective. US (UK Honourable) us / ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.b ə l / uk / ˈɒn. ə r.ə.b ə l / ( abbreviation Hon.) the Honorable. a title used before the name of some government officials, and in the UK before the names of some people of high social rank: the Honorable Andrew Robinson. the Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan of New York.
Honorable definition: in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright. See examples of HONORABLE used in a sentence.
The word honorable has to do with people and actions that are honest, fair, and worthy of respect. An honorable person is someone who believes in truth and doing the right thing — and tries to live up to those high principles.
adjective. 1. worthy of being honored. ; specif., a. [H-] of, or having a position of, high rank or worth. , used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the children of certain British peers. our Representative, the Honorable Jane Smith.
allowing somebody to keep their good name and the respect of others. an honourable compromise. They urged her to do the honourable thing and resign. He received an honourable discharge from the army. opposite dishonourable. the Honourable. (abbreviation Hon) [only before noun] (in the UK) a title used by a child of some ranks of the nobility.
Honourable definition: possessing or characterized by high principles. See examples of HONOURABLE used in a sentence.
