honesty

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Honor; decency, propriety.
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Chastity.
  4. (countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).

Conceptes

Freqüència

C1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈɒnəsti/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

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.

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