onore

See also: Onore

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin honōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈno.re/
• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: o‧nó‧re

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

onore m (plural onori)

1. honour/honor (all senses)
   • c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]‎^[1], page 1; copied, (manuscript), c. mid 13^th century:

     Altıſſımu onnıpotente bonſıgnore. tue ſole lauꝺe la ꟑlorıa elhonore ⁊ onne beneꝺıctıone. (Umbria)

     [Altissimu onnipotente bon signore, tue so' le laude, la gloria, e l'​onore ed onne benedizione.]

     Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, yours are the praises, the glory, the honor, and all blessing.

2. reputation
3. credit (merit)

Derived terms

• onori della cronaca (headlines)
• Vostro Onore (used in dubbing for Your Honor, instead of correct forms Signor/Signora Giudice)

Related terms

• onorabile
• onorare
• onorevole
  • On.
• onorifico

Further reading

• “onore”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “onore”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• -erono

Japanese

Romanization

onore

1. Rōmaji transcription of おのれ