honesty
Meaning
- The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
- (obsolete) Honor; decency, propriety.
- (obsolete) Chastity.
- Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly Lunaria annua.
Synonyms
satin flower
candor
Lunaria annua
Lunaria
purity and unselfishness
too serious
being straight
straight-forwardness
fair-dealing
sraightness
straight direction
plain-dealing
furthfullness
Ehrlichkeit
moral rectitude
lunaria
propriety
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɒnəsti/
Etymology
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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