honesty
Plural: honesties
Noun
- The quality of being truthful, sincere, and morally upright.
- the quality of being honest
- southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
- The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
- Honor; decency, propriety.
- Chastity.
- Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly Lunaria annua.
Examples
- academic / artistic / emotional / intellectual honesty
- brutal / devastating / searing honesty
- Her honesty about accidentally knocking tiles off the board was appreciated.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English honeste (“honour, integrity”), from Old French honesté (compare modern French honnêteté) (honest + -y); the plant, from the visibility of the seeds through the translucent pods. Displaced native Old English sōþfæstnes; and non-native Middle English prodonomee, from Old French prodomie.
Synonyms
honestness, Lunaria annua, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, silver dollar
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
honesty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhonesty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
honesty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary