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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshonnêteté
Pronunciation / Transliteration: onɛtete
"Son honnêteté est admirable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being truthful and sincere.
"Her honesty in the interview impressed the hiring manager." - 2
The state of being free from deceit or fraud.
"He valued honesty above all in his friendships."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French term 'honesteté', coming from Latin 'honestas', meaning honor, dignity, or respectability. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from general virtue and social decency to specifically denoting truthfulness and freedom from deceit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Honesty" is said worldwide
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诚实
Transliteration: chéngshí
"他的诚实令人钦佩。"
honnêteté
Transliteration: onɛtete
"Son honnêteté est admirable."
Ehrlichkeit
Transliteration: ɛrliçkaɪt
"Seine Ehrlichkeit wird geschätzt."
onestà
Transliteration: onestà
"La sua onestà è apprezzata."
honestidad
Transliteration: onestidad
"Su honestidad es admirable."
honestidade
Transliteration: onestidade
"A honestidade é uma virtude."
ईमानदारी
Transliteration: īmāndārī
"उसकी ईमानदारी सराहनीय है।"
정직
Transliteration: jeongjik
"그의 정직함은 존경받는다."
誠実
Transliteration: seijitsu
"彼の誠実さは称賛に値する。"
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