honorific
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- honorifick (obsolete, rare)
- honourific (non‐standard)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: hon‧or‧if‧ic
- Rhymes: -ɪfɪk
Noun[edit]
honorific (plural honorifics)
- A title. (e.g., Mister, Misses, Doctor, Professor)
- A term of respect; respectful language.
- (linguistics) A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
title or term of respect
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linguistics: word form encoding respect
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Adjective[edit]
honorific (comparative more honorific, superlative most honorific)
- Showing or conferring honour and respect.
- Based on or valuing honor
- 2010, Orlando Patterson, “The mechanisms of cultural reproduction: explaining the puzzle of persistence”, in John R. Hall et al., editors, Handbook of Cultural Sociology, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 143:
- In the honorific cultural process, individuals (especially men) are extremely sensitive to real or perceived insults, and […]
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
showing or conferring honour and respect
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based on or valuing honor
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