honnête
French
Etymology
From Middle French honeste, from Old French honeste, a borrowing from Latin honestus, from honor.
Pronunciation
Adjective
honnête (plural honnêtes)
- honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
- Antonym: malhonnête
Derived terms
Further reading
- “honnête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French honeste, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin honestus, from honor.
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey): (file)
Adjective
honnête m or f
Derived terms
- honnêtement (“honestly”)
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