честный

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьstьnъ. By surface analysis, честь (čestʹ) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: че́сный)
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Adjective

че́стный (čéstnyj) (comparative (по)честне́е or (по)честне́й, adverb че́стно, abstract noun че́стность)

  1. honest, upright, fair (not to be confused with честно́й (čestnój))
    Synonyms: и́скренний (ískrennij), ве́рный (vérnyj), прямо́й (prjamój), справедли́вый (spravedlívyj); досто́йный (dostójnyj)
    Antonyms: лжи́вый (lžívyj), нече́стный (nečéstnyj)

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