honesty
Significat (Anglès)
- (countable, uncountable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Honor; decency, propriety.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Chastity.
- (countable) Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).
Conceptes
Sinònims
satin flower
Lunaria annua
lunaria
Traduccions
Freqüència
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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