Толковый словарь английского языка - honest
Honest
honest
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~us honorable, from honos, honor honor Date: 14th century 1. free from fraud or deception ; legitimate , truthful , genuine , real , humble , plain , 2. reputable , respectable , good , worthy , creditable , praiseworthy , 4. marked by integrity, marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression ; frank , innocent , simple , see: upright II. adverb Date: 1596 in an ~ manner ; ~ly , with all sincerity
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adj. & adv. --adj. 1 fair and just in character or behaviour, not cheating or stealing. 2 free of deceit and untruthfulness, sincere. 3 fairly earned (an honest living). 4 (of an act or feeling) showing fairness. 5 (with patronizing effect) blameless but undistinguished (cf. WORTHY). 6 (of a thing) unadulterated, unsophisticated. --adv. colloq. genuinely, really. Phrases and idioms earn (or turn) an honest penny earn money fairly. honest broker a mediator in international, industrial, etc., disputes (orig. of Bismarck). honest Injun colloq. genuinely, really. honest-to-God (or -goodness) colloq. adj. genuine, real. --adv. genuinely, really. make an honest woman of colloq. marry (esp. a pregnant woman). Etymology: ME f. OF (h)oneste f. L honestus f. honos HONOUR ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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