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honorific
hon·or·if·ic H0265500 (ŏn′ə-rĭf′ĭk)adj. Conferring or showing respect or honor.n. A title, phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used especially when addressing a social superior.
[Latin honōrificus : honor, honōr-, honor + -ficus, -fic.]
hon′or·if′i·cal·ly adv.honorific (ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk) or honorificaladj1. showing or conferring honour or respect2. (Linguistics) a. (of a pronoun, verb inflection, etc) indicating the speaker's respect for the addressee or his acknowledgment of inferior statusb. (as noun): a Japanese honorific. ˌhonorˈifically advhon•or•if•ic (ˌɒn əˈrɪf ɪk)
adj. 1. doing or conferring honor. 2. conveying honor, as a title or a grammatical form used in speaking to or about a superior, elder, etc. n. 3. (in certain languages, as Chinese and Japanese) a class of forms used to show respect, esp. in direct address. 4. a title or term of respect. [1640–50; < Latin honōrificus. See honor, -i-, -fic] hon`or•if′i•cal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | honorific - an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" | | Adj. | 1. | honorific - conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"respectful - full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance" |
Translationshonorific
honorific [L. honorificus, honor-making] To convey honor upon a person, esp. while writing or speaking about an individual. See: pejorativehonorific
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