honeste

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Etymology

honesta (“honest”) +‎ -e

Pronunciation

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Adverb

honeste

  1. honestly

Latin

Adjective

honeste

  1. vocative masculine singular of honestus

Adverb

honestē (comparative honestius, superlative honestissimē)

  1. honourably, decently

References

  • “honeste”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “honeste”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • honeste in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • honeste in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French honeste, oneste, from Latin honestus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈnɛst(ə)/, /ˈɔnɛst(ə)/

Adjective

honeste (plural and weak singular honeste, comparative honestere)

  1. honourable, noble; of high regard
  2. appropriate, suitable:
    1. decent, meet
    2. righteous, moral, ethical
  3. fine, good (of superior quality):
    1. magnificent, splendid
    2. gorgeous, attractive
  4. (rare) pure, chaste
  5. (rare) honest, truthful
Descendants
  • English: honest
  • Scots: honest
References

Etymology 2

From Old French honeste, honestete, oneste, from Latin honestās, honestātem; equivalent to honeste (“good”) +‎ -te.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈnɛsteː/, /ˈɔnɛsteː/, /-stiteː/

Noun

honeste (uncountable)

  1. respect, decency, honour:
    1. integrity, virtue
    2. propriety, seemliness, respectableness
  2. respectability (honourable position or status)
  3. veneration, recognition
  4. beauty, elegance, taste
  5. chastity, virginity
Descendants
References

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old French honeste, oneste, from Latin honestus

Adjective

honeste m or f (plural honestes)

  1. honest

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin honestus

Adjective

honeste m (oblique and nominative feminine singular honeste)

  1. honest

Descendants

Spanish

Verb

honeste

  1. inflection of honestar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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