honnête
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French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French honneste, from Old French honeste, a borrowing from Latin honestus, from honor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]honnête (plural honnêtes)
- 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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “honnête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]honnête m or f
Derived terms
[edit]- honnêtement (“honestly”)
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