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   honest

   /ˈɒnɪst/

   adjective

   • 1. free of deceit; truthful and sincere: "I haven't been totally honest with you" Similar truthfulsincerecandidfrankdirectopenforthrightstraightstraightforwardgenuinebluntplain-spokenplain-speakingmatter-of-factoutspokenas straight as a diestraight from the shoulderinformal:upfrontarchaic:free-spokenobjectiveimpartialunbiasedbalancedunprejudiceddisinterestedeven-handedfairjustequitableOpposite insincerebiased
   • ▪ morally correct or virtuous: "I did the only right and honest thing" Similar morally correctuprighthonourablemoralethicalprincipledrighteousright-mindedrespectablevirtuousgoodworthydecentlaw-abidinghigh-mindedupstandingjustfairincorruptibleanti-corruptiontruthfultrueveracioustrustworthytrustyreliableconscientiousscrupulousreputabledependableloyalfaithfulinformal:on the levelhonest-to-goodnessOpposite dishonest
   • ▪ fairly earned, especially through hard work: "he's struggling to make an honest living"
   • ▪ (of an action) done with good intentions even if unsuccessful or misguided: "he'd made an honest mistake" Similar genuinerealauthenticactualtruelegitimateabove boardfair and squarebona fideinformal:legitkosheron the levelhonest-to-goodnessOpposite intentional
   • ▪ simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated: "good honest food with no gimmicks"

   adverb

   • 1. used to persuade someone of the truth of something: informal "you'll like it when you get there, honest"

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘held in or deserving of honour’): via Old French from Latin honestus, from honos (see honour).

   Scrabble Points: 9

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