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- Dictionaryhonourable/ˈɒn(ə)rəbl/
adjective
- 1. bringing or deserving honour: "this is the only honourable course" Similar Opposite
- 2. used as a title for certain high officials, the children of certain ranks of the nobility, and MPs: "the Honourable Alan Simpson, US Senator"
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HONOURABLE definition: 1. honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect: 2. a title used before the name of some…. Learn more.
1. : deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor. an honorable profession. 2. a. : of great renown : illustrious. the college's long and honorable history. b. : entitled to honor or respectused as a title for the children of certain British noblemen and for various government officials. the Honorable Judge Smith.
If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired. I believe he was an honourable man, dedicated to the people and his union. However, their intentions are honourable. Synonyms: proper, right, respectable, righteous More Synonyms of honourable.
HONORABLE definition: 1. US spelling of honourable UK 2. US spelling of Honourable 3. honest and fair, or deserving…. Learn more.
Honorable definition: in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright. See examples of HONORABLE used in a sentence.
Honourable definition: possessing or characterized by high principles. See examples of HONOURABLE used in a sentence.
allowing somebody to keep their good name and the respect of others. an honourable compromise. They urged her to do the honourable thing and resign. He received an honourable discharge from the army. opposite dishonourable. the Honourable. (abbreviation Hon) [only before noun] (in the UK) a title used by a child of some ranks of the nobility.
Definitions of 'honourable' 1. If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired. [...] 2. Honourable is used as a title before the names of some members of the nobility, judges, and some other officials. [...] 3.
The word honorable has to do with people and actions that are honest, fair, and worthy of respect. An honorable person is someone who believes in truth and doing the right thing — and tries to live up to those high principles. When you lose a game, it's honorable to shake hands.
Definitions of honourable. adjective. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect. synonyms: honorable. honest, honorable. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent. august, revered, venerable. profoundly honored. laureate. worthy of the greatest honor or distinction. time-honored, time-honoured.
