What does "honest" mean?
Honest: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Rom. xii.
- 3.3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
- 4.Chaste; faithfuk; virtuous. Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. Shak.
- 5.To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.] Abp. Sandys.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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