单词 | honesty |
释义 | honesty /on"euh stee/, n. , pl. honesties. 1. the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness. 2. truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness. 3. freedom from deceit or fraud. 4. Bot. a plant, Lunaria annua, of the mustard family, having clusters of purple flowers and semitransparent, satiny pods. 5. Obs. chastity. [1300-50; ME honeste < MF < L honestas. See HONEST, -TY2] Syn. 1. integrity, probity, rectitude. See honor. 2. candor, veracity. Ant. 1. dishonesty. |
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