Definitions for honors

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honors hon·or

Spelling: [on-er]

IPA: /ˈɒn ər/

Honors is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in honors (hnoors).

Definitions for honors

noun

1. honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
2. a source of credit or distinction:
3. high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank:
4. such respect manifested:
5. high public esteem; fame; glory:
6. the privilege of being associated with or receiving a favor from a respected person, group, organization, etc.:
7. Usually, honors. evidence, as a special ceremony, decoration, scroll, or title, of high rank, dignity, or distinction:
8. (initial capital letter) a deferential title of respect, especially for judges and mayors (preceded by His, Her, Your, etc.).
9. honors. special rank or distinction conferred by a university, college, or school upon a student for eminence in scholarship or success in some particular subject. an advanced course of study for superior students. Compare honors course.
10. chastity or purity in a woman.
11. Also called honor card. Cards. Bridge. any of the five highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten in the trump suit, or any of the four aces in a no-trump contract. Compare honor trick. Whist. any of the four highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, or jack in the trump suit.
12. Golf. the privilege of teeing off before the other player or side, given after the first hole to the player or side that won the previous hole.

Idioms

1. be on / upon one's honor, to accept and acknowledge personal responsibility for one's actions:
2. do honor to, to show respect to. to be a credit to:
3. do the honors, to serve or preside as host, as in introducing people, or carving or serving at table:

adjective

1. of, relating to, or noting honor.

verb (used with object)

1. to hold in honor or high respect; revere:
2. to treat with honor.
3. to confer honor or distinction upon:
4. to worship (the Supreme Being).
5. to show a courteous regard for:
6. Commerce. to accept or pay (a draft, check, etc.):
7. to accept as valid and conform to the request or demands of (an official document).
8. (in square dancing) to meet or salute with a bow.

Origin of honors

1150-1200; (noun) Middle English (h)on(o)ur Anglo-French (Old French (h)onor, onur) Latin honōr- (stem of honor, earlier honōs); (v.) Middle English Anglo-French (h)on(o)urer Latin honōrāre,

Examples for honors

Induction would be a fitting gesture, even now when the honor would be posthumous.

"By no means, I give you my word of honor," answered the major, laughing.

In honor of her big year, here are some little-known facts about the songstress, courtesy of BuzzFeed.

Even the queen saw fit to honor him with the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in 2008.

These only becloud, they do not help to point the way of safety and honor.

Am I to have the honor of being detailed for that service to-morrow?

I did all that in honor could be done to avert the war, but without avail.

These days, to be featured by Travel Noire on Instagram is like a badge of honor for many black millennial travelers.

He did me the honor to repeat it aloud; but the Minister's answer was not heard.

One of the honor guard approached with slow, measured steps and presented the flag to a uniformed captain.