English > honestness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | The quality of being honest. |
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| Synonym | honesty |
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| Attributes | crooked, corrupt | not straight |
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| straight, square | Characterized by honesty and fairness |
| Narrower | candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
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| good faith, straightness | Having honest intentions |
| incorruptibility | The incapability of being corrupted |
| incorruptness, incorruption | Characterized by integrity or probity |
| integrity | Moral soundness |
| scrupulousness | conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence |
| truthfulness | The quality of being truthful |
| Broader | righteousness | adhering to moral principles |
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| Opposite | dishonesty | The quality of being dishonest |
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| Spanish | honestidad, honradez, sinceridad |
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| Catalan | honestedat, honradesa |
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| Adjectives | honest | not disposed to cheat or defraud |
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| honest | without dissimulation |
| honest | worthy of being depended on |
| honest | marked by truth |