Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   hon·or·a·ble

   /ˈän(ə)r(ə)bəl/

   adjective

   • 1. bringing or worthy of honor: "this is the only honorable course" Similar morally correcthonestmoralethicalprincipledrighteousright-mindedfull of integritydecentrespectedrespectablevenerablevirtuousgoodupstandinguprightworthynoblehigh-principledfairjusttruthfultrustworthytrustylaw-abidingincorruptiblereliablereputabledependablefaithfulillustriousdistinguishedeminentgreatadmirablegloriousprestigiousnoblenotablecreditablerenownedesteemedOpposite dishonorablecrookeddeplorable
   • ▪ (of the intentions of a man courting a woman) directed toward marriage: formal, humorous "the young man's intentions had been honorable"
   • 2. used as a title indicating eminence or distinction, given especially to judges and certain high officials: "the Honorable Richard Morris Esquire, chief justice of the supreme court of our state"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin honorabilis, from honor ‘honor’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. honorableness noun
   • 2. honorably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › honorableHonorable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › honorable

   • Cached

   The meaning of HONORABLE is deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor. How to use honorable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Honorable.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › honorableHonorable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › honorable

   The word honorable has to do with people and actions that are honest, fair, and worthy of respect. An honorable person is someone who believes in truth and doing the right thing — and tries to live up to those high principles.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHONOURABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   adjective. UK (US Honorable) uk / ˈɒn. ə r.ə.b ə l / us / ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.b ə l / ( abbreviation Hon.) the Honourable. a title used before the name of some government officials, and in the UK before the names of some people of high social rank: the Honourable Andrew Robinson. the Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan of New York.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHONORABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   adjective. uk/ˈɒn.ər.ə.bəl/us/ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.bəl/ US spelling ofHonourable. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Royalty, aristocracy & titles. accede to something. accession.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHONORABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   adjective. US (UK Honourable) us / ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.b ə l / uk / ˈɒn. ə r.ə.b ə l / ( abbreviation Hon.) the Honorable. a title used before the name of some government officials, and in the UK before the names of some people of high social rank: the Honorable Andrew Robinson. the Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan of New York.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › honorableHONORABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › honorable

   • Cached

   Honorable definition: in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright. See examples of HONORABLE used in a sentence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHONORABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   a. [H-] of, or having a position of, high rank or worth. , used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the children of certain British peers. our Representative, the Honorable Jane Smith. b. noble; illustrious. c. of good reputation; respectable.