honorable

English

Alternative forms

• honᵇˡᵉ (obsolete)
• honourable

Etymology

From the Old French honorable, honurable, from the Latin honōrābilis, from honōrō (“I honour”); cognate with the Italian onorabile and with the Occitan and Spanish honorable ⁽ᵒᶜ⁾ ⁽ᵉˢ⁾.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: ŏʹnərəbl, IPA: /ˈɒnəɹəbl/, SAMPA: /"Qn@r\@bl/

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Adjective

honorable (comparative more honorable, superlative most honorable)

1. Worthy of respect; respectable.

Translations

worthy of respect

Dutch: eervol (nl) Finnish: kunnioitettava (fi), kunnianarvoisa (fi) German: ehrbar (de) Greek: αξιότιμος (el), εντιμότατος (el) (entimó̱tatos) Italian: onorevole (it), onorabile (it)

Latin: honorabile (la) Romanian: onorabil (ro) Spanish: honorable (es) Telugu: గౌరవనీయ (te) (gauravaneeya)

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French

Etymology

From honneur +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔ.nɔ.ʁabl/

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Adjective

honorable (epicene, plural honorables)

1. honorable (all meanings)

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Spanish

Adjective

honorable m. and f. (plural honorables)

1. honorable

Related terms

• honor
• honra
• honrar