| a. | 1. | Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. |
| 2. | Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; - said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; | |
| 3. | Open; frank; | |
| 4. | Chaste; faithful; virtuous. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. |
| Adj. | 1. | honest - not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight" Synonyms: honorable Antonyms: dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive |
| 2. | honest - without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion" | |
| 3. | honest - worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" | |
| 4. | honest - free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest" Synonyms: guileless | |
| 5. | honest - without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food" | |
| 6. | honest - habitually speaking the truth; "an honest man"; "a veracious witness" Synonyms: veracious | |
| 7. | honest - marked by truth; "gave honest answers" |