honorific

[ on-uh-rif-ik ]

/ ˌɒn əˈrɪf ɪk /

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adjective

Also hon·or·if·i·cal. doing or conferring honor.

conveying honor, as a title or a grammatical form used in speaking to or about a superior, elder, etc.

noun

(in certain languages, as Chinese and Japanese) a class of forms used to show respect, especially in direct address.

a title or term of respect.

Origin of honorific

First recorded in 1640–50, honorific is from the Latin word honōrificus honor-making. See honor, -i-, -fic

OTHER WORDS FROM honorific

hon·or·if·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby honorific

honor bright, honor camp, honored, honoree, honor guard, honorific, honoris causa, Honorius, Honorius I, Honorius II, Honorius III

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Example sentences from the Web for honorific

The meaning of this title may have been honorific, but it is also striking.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots|Candida Moss|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She does not carry the honorific title HRH as she is descended through the female line.
Zara Phillips Gives Birth To A Baby Girl|Tom Sykes|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In order to completeness and full acceptability to the consumer it must also show the honorific element.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen
The honorific prefix "Sir" may in that case refer to clerkly qualities rather than to knighthood.
More English Fairy Tales|Various

Beyond this, the race-horse proper has also a similarly non-industrial but honorific use as a gambling instrument.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen
The Fishermen speak in elaborately deferential and honorific language.
The N Plays of Japan|Arthur Waley
No novelist is a Privy Councillor, though the position is honorific and demands no special knowledge.
A Novelist on Novels|W. L. George

British Dictionary definitions for honorific

honorific

/ (ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk) /

adjective

showing or conferring honour or respect

(of a pronoun, verb inflection, etc) indicating the speaker's respect for the addressee or his acknowledgment of inferior status
(as noun)a Japanese honorific

Derived forms of honorific

honorifically, adverb

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单词	honorific
释义	honorific [ on-uh-rif-ik ] / ˌɒn əˈrɪf ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR honorific ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also hon·or·if·i·cal. doing or conferring honor. conveying honor, as a title or a grammatical form used in speaking to or about a superior, elder, etc. noun (in certain languages, as Chinese and Japanese) a class of forms used to show respect, especially in direct address. a title or term of respect. Origin of honorific First recorded in 1640–50, honorific is from the Latin word honōrificus honor-making. See honor, -i-, -fic OTHER WORDS FROM honorific hon·or·if·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby honorific honor bright, honor camp, honored, honoree, honor guard, honorific, honoris causa, Honorius, Honorius I, Honorius II, Honorius III Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for honorific The meaning of this title may have been honorific, but it is also striking. First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots\|Candida Moss\|December 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She does not carry the honorific title HRH as she is descended through the female line. Zara Phillips Gives Birth To A Baby Girl\|Tom Sykes\|January 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In order to completeness and full acceptability to the consumer it must also show the honorific element. The Theory of the Leisure Class\|Thorstein Veblen The honorific prefix "Sir" may in that case refer to clerkly qualities rather than to knighthood. More English Fairy Tales\|Various Beyond this, the race-horse proper has also a similarly non-industrial but honorific use as a gambling instrument. The Theory of the Leisure Class\|Thorstein Veblen The Fishermen speak in elaborately deferential and honorific language. The N Plays of Japan\|Arthur Waley No novelist is a Privy Councillor, though the position is honorific and demands no special knowledge. A Novelist on Novels\|W. L. George British Dictionary definitions for honorific honorific / (ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk) / adjective showing or conferring honour or respect (of a pronoun, verb inflection, etc) indicating the speaker's respect for the addressee or his acknowledgment of inferior status (as noun)a Japanese honorific Derived forms of honorific honorifically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to honorific style, moniker, pseudonym, designation, epithet, brand, cognomen, appellation, label, appellative, tag, term, tab, handle, denomination, sobriquet, nom de plume, nomen
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honorific

adjective

noun

Origin of honorific

OTHER WORDS FROM honorific

Words nearby honorific

Example sentences from the Web for honorific

British Dictionary definitions for honorific

adjective

Derived forms of honorific

Words related to honorific