Definitions for honesty

honesty hon·es·ty

Spelling: [on-uh-stee]
IPA: /ˈɒn ə sti/

Honesty is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 186 anagrams from letters in honesty (ehnosty).

Definitions for honesty

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  2. truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.
  3. freedom from deceit or fraud.
  4. Botany. a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent, satiny pods.
  5. Obsolete. chastity.

Origin of honesty

1300-50; Middle English honeste Middle French Latin honestās. See honest, -ty2

Examples for honesty

Her followers love her honesty and the popularity of the blog grows.

But honesty don't get you bread or bacon, not in this world!

And equal to Bunning in decency, honesty, fullness of thought, and forwardly straight talk was Rick Robinson.

In all honesty she may be handling it better, in terms of not letting it affect her as a person or screw up her life.

The very fact that they come to us for help is an avowal of their honesty.

The unvarnished fashions of New England honesty grated on his ear.

The confidence of the public in his honesty was as great a reward as the stakes.

He must take the oath; and you, with your life, will be responsible for his honesty?

I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude and the energy behind it and the honesty.

There was so much beauty, talent, potential, and most importantly, honesty in your work.

Word Value for honesty
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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