honorable

honorable
Synonyms and related words:
Christian, acclaimed, appropriate, artless, august, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, blameless, celebrated, clean, conscientious, correct, creditable, decent, disinterested, distinguished, dreadful, eminent, equitable, erect, esteemed, estimable, ethical, exalted, fair, fair and square, famed, famous, fitting, full of integrity, good, guileless, held in esteem, high-minded, high-principled, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honest, honorary, honored, honorific, illustrious, immaculate, impartial, in favor, in good odor, in high favor, incorruptible, ingenuous, inviolate, irreproachable, just, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, manly, meritorious, moral, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, on the level, open, prestigious, principled, proper, pure, renowned, reputable, respectable, respected, revered, reverend, right, right-minded, righteous, scrupulous, sincere, spotless, square, stainless, sterling, straight, time-honored, TRUE, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, trustworthy, trusty, unbiased, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undeceitful, undeceiving, undefiled, unimpeachable, unprejudiced, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, venerable, venerated, virtuous, well-thought-of, worshipful, worthy, yeomanly

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  • honorable — [ ɔnɔrabl ] adj. • déb. XIIe; lat. honorabilis 1 ♦ Qui mérite d être honoré, estimé. ⇒ digne, estimable, respectable. Une famille honorable. Par plais. L honorable compagnie. ♢ (XIXe; d apr. l angl. honourable) Qualifiant un député. Je répondrai… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • honorable — Honorable. adj. v. de tout genre. Qui est digne d estre honoré. La vertu est honorable mesme dans les ennemis. le merite est honorable par tout où il se trouve. En ce sens il n a guere d usage que dans ces phrases. Il signifie aussi, Qui honore,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Honorable — Hon or*a*ble, a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Thy name and honorable family. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. High minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • honorable — 1 Honorable, honorary are sometimes not clearly distinguished. Honorable commonly applies to something which is worthy of honor (as in being noble, high minded, or highly commendable) {an honorable calling} {honorable service} It is also used as… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • honorable — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que merece ser honrado o respetado: Inma tuvo un comportamiento honorable, digno de ser elogiado. Mi abuelo es una persona honorable. El honorable anciano se dirigió a las personas allí reunidas. 2.… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • honorable — [än′ər ə bəl] adj. [ME honourable < OFr honorable < L honorabilis < honor] 1. worthy of being honored; specif., a) [H ] of, or having a position of, high rank or worth: used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the… …   English World dictionary

  • honorable — (adj.) early 14c. (mid 13c. as a surname), from O.Fr. honorable, from L. honorabilis that procures honor, estimable, honorable, from honorare to honor (see HONOR (Cf. honor) (n.)). Related: Honorably …   Etymology dictionary

  • honorable — hon·or·able adj: entitled to honor used as a title for various government officials Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. honorable …   Law dictionary

  • honorable — (Amer.) n. one who is honest or principled; one who holds the title of Honorable (title of respect given to certain high ranking officials; British courtesy title given to the children of peers below the rank of Marquis) adj. deserving of respect …   English contemporary dictionary

  • honorable — Honorable, Honorabilis, Honorificus, Magnificus. Amende honorable, Traductio criminis damnatorum supplex et taedifera, et tanquam stigmatica. B …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • honorable — (Del lat. honorabĭlis). 1. adj. Digno de ser honrado o acatado. 2. Tratamiento que en algunos lugares se da a los titulares de determinados cargos. U. t. c. s.) ☛ V. pieza honorable …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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