honesty

n. நேர்மை, உண்மை, வாய்மை, கண்ணியம், கபடமின்மை, பளிங்கனைய விதை உறைகளையும் ஊதா மலர்களையும் உடைய செடிவகை.

Synonyms

integrity probity uprightness straightforwardness fairness sincerity honor rectitude virtue justice veracity

Antonyms

dishonest chicanery trickery insincerity deception fraud unfairness guile

Hon"es*ty, n. Etym: [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF. honesté, onesté (cf. F. honnêteté), L. honestas. See Honest, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. Shak. 2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Tim. ii. 2. 3. Chastity; modesty. Chaucer. To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak. 4. (Bot.) Defn: Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty. Syn. -- Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.

honesty - Similar Words

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