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Honest

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English

Adjective

honest (more honest, most honest)

  • (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling , lying, or fraud (Are you sure this place is honest?)
  • (of a statement) true, esp. true as far as the knowledge of the person making the statement.
  • in good faith; without malice (an honest mistake)
  • fair; unbiased (an honest account of events)
  • (of measurement devices) accurate (an honest scale)
  • veritable; full (an honest day's work)

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Translations

  • Dutch: eerlijk
  • Finnish: rehellinen
  • French: honnête m/f
  • German: ehrlich
  • Greek: τίμιος m, τίμια f, τίμιο n
  • Italian: onesto m, onesta f
  • Japanese: 正直な
  • Portuguese: honesto m, honesta f
  • Russian: честный m, честная f, честное n
  • Spanish: honesto m, honesta f
  • Swedish: ärlig



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