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HONORABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
Example:
honest reporting
Synonyms:
honest; honorable
Classified under:
Similar:
downright (characterized by plain blunt honesty)
Also:
direct (straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action)
echt; genuine (not fake or counterfeit)
honorable; honourable (worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect)
artless; ingenuous (characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious)
sincere (open and genuine; not deceitful)
square; straight (characterized by honesty and fairness)
true (consistent with fact or reality; not false)
trustworthy; trusty (worthy of trust or belief)
Derivation:
honorableness (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
Example:
honorable service to his country
Synonyms:
honorable; honourable
Classified under:
Similar:
august; revered; venerable (profoundly honored)
laureate (worthy of the greatest honor or distinction)
time-honored; time-honoured (honored because of age or long usage)
Also:
worthy (having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable)
reputable (having a good reputation)
noble (having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character)
moral (concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles)
just (used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting)
honest; honorable (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent)
Attribute:
honorableness; honourableness (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)
Antonym:
dishonorable (lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor)
Derivation:
honorableness (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Deserving of esteem and respect
Example:
ruined the family's good name
Synonyms:
estimable; good; honorable; respectable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
reputable (having a good reputation)
Derivation:
honor (show respect towards)
honorableness (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Adhering to ethical and moral principles
Example:
followed the only honorable course of action
Synonyms:
ethical; honorable; honourable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
right (in conformance with justice or law or morality)
Derivation:
honorableness (the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)
Context examples:
Then when evening comes we shall sally out upon them and see if we may not gain some honorable advancement from them.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
By St. Paul! quoth the knight, but this is a passing strange sight, and perchance some very perilous and honorable venture may arise from it.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
We hold Bertrand in high esteem, for he has oft before been at great pains to furnish us with an honorable encounter.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“It is such men as he,” Sir Nigel remarked, “who give the true knight honorable deeds to do, whereby he may advance himself.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
On the contrary, quoth Sir Nigel, there is much left to us, for there is a very honorable contention before us, and a fair lady for whom to give our lives.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Might we not have some honorable debate upon the matter.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I also have experienced one or two gentle and honorable ventures upon the sea, quoth Sir Nigel, and I am right blithe to have so fair a task before us.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Tell me, Aylward, said Alleyne earnestly, with his hands outstretched to keep the pair asunder, what is the cause of quarrel, that we may see whether honorable settlement may not be arrived at?
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
If not, I have three very worthy squires, any one of whom would take the thing upon himself, and debate it with you in a very honorable way.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Magna est veritas sed rara, which means in the Latin tongue that archers are all honorable men. I come to you seeking knowledge, for it is my trade to learn.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
