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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
honest
    adj 1: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or
           fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" [syn:
           honest, honorable] [ant: dishonest, dishonorable]
    2: without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
    3: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
       honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information";
       "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
       those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
       true(p)]
    4: without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good
       honest food"
    5: marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
    6: not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest]
    7: gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest
       wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: honest, fair]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Honest \Hon"est\, v. t. [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with
   honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.]
   To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate,
   or honorable. [Obs.] --Abp. Sandys.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Honest \Hon"est\, a. [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F.
   honn[^e]te, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See
   Honor.]
   1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. --Chaucer.
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            Belong what honest clothes you send forth to
            bleaching!                            --Shak.
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   2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and
      straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.;
      upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere;
      free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said
      of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral
      quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an
      honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business;
      an honest book; an honest confession.
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            An honest man's the noblest work of God. --Pope.
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            An honest physician leaves his patient when he can
            contribute no farther to his health.  --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.
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            Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.
                                                  --Acts vi. 3.
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            Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
                                                  --Rom. xii.
                                                  17.
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   3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
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   4. Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
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            Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. --Shak.

   Syn: Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful;
        equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid;
        genuine.
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Thesaurus Results for honest:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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