honnête

French

Alternative forms

• honête (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French honneste, from Old French honeste, a borrowing from Latin honestus, from honor.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɔ.nɛt/

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Adjective

honnête (plural honnêtes)

1. honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)

   Antonym: malhonnête

   Il faut toujours être honnête, mais il y a des gens qui n’en ont pas conscience.

   You always have to be honest, but there are people who don't realize that.

Derived terms

• honnête homme
• honnêtement
• honnêteté

Further reading

• “honnête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

honnête m or f

1. (Jersey) honest

Derived terms

• honnêtement (“honestly”)