honorable

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. (US) Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity.
2. (US) Worthy of respect; respectable.
3. (US) Complying with cultural rules regarding honor; not provoking shame or disgrace.
4. (US) A courtesy title, given in Britain and the Commonwealth to a cabinet minister, minister of state, or senator, and in the United States to the president, vice president, congresspeople, state governors and legislators, and mayors.

Noun

A politician or other person who bears the title of "honorable".

Konzepte

ehrbar

ehrenhaft

ehrenvoll

ehrenwert

gewissenhaft

Ehren-

biderb

Gegenteil von

contemptible, despicable, mean

Synonyme

respectable

honourable

honest

upright

honourable

honored

noble

estimable

glorious

dignified

honorary

ethical

trustworthy

revered

righteous

honored

worthy of respect

honoured

honoured

truthful

unfailing

believable

decent

principled

dependable

reliable

responsible

scrupulous

secure

sensible

straight

true

trusty

venerable

kosher

trustable

convincing

credible

reverend

respected

respectful

decent person

close

fair

precious

good

👍

expensive

💰

moral

respectable person

trustworthy person

Übersetzungen

onorevole

honorable

honorable

onesto

eervol

sûr

αξιότιμος

eerwaardig

recolitus

onorato

honestus

έντιμος

ingenuus

honorable

bon

👍

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɒnəɹəbl̩/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: honourable

Verwandt mit Italienisch: onorabile

Verwandt mit Spanisch: honorable

In summary

From Middle English honourable, from Old French honorable, honurable, from Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“I honour”); cognate with Italian onorabile, Spanish honorable. By surface analysis, honor + -able. In this sense, largely displaced Old English ārfæst.