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honesty

Pronunciation: /ˈɒn.ɪ.sti/

The English word “honesty” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
  2. Honor; decency, propriety.
  3. Chastity.
  4. Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua).

Etymology

From Middle English honeste (“honour, integrity”), from Old French honesté (compare modern French honnêteté). By surface analysis, honest + -y. Displaced native Old English sōþfæstnes and non-native Middle English prodonomee, from Old French prodomie. The plant is named so after the visibility of the seeds through the translucent pods.

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