honest

a. நேர்மையான, சொல்லிலும் செயலிலும் உண்மையான, பொய்யற்ற, ஏமாற்றாத, கரவற்ற, கபடமற்ற, ஆதாயம் முதலியவை வகையில் அறநெறியில் ஈட்டப்பெற்ற, பொருள்கள் வகையில் கலப்படமற்ற, அப்பட்டமான.

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Hon"est, a. Etym: [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F. honnête, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See Honor.] 1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. Chaucer. Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching! Shak. 2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightas, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession. An honest man's the noblest work of God. Pope. An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health. Sir W. Temple. Look ye out among you seven men of honest report. Acts vi. 3. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Rom. xii. 17. 3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance. 4. Chaste; faithfuk; virtuous. Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. Shak. Syn. -- Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful; equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid; genuine. Hon"est, v. t. Etym: [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.] Defn: To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.] Abp. Sandys.