English > honestness: 1 sense > noun 1, attributeMeaning | 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 |