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   honourable

   /ˈɒn(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. bringing or deserving honour: "this is the only honourable course" Similar morally correcthonestmoralethicalprincipledrighteousright-mindedfull of integritydecentrespectedrespectablevenerablevirtuousgoodupstandinguprightworthynoblehigh-principledfairjusttruthfultrustworthytrustylaw-abidingincorruptiblereliablereputabledependablefaithfulillustriousdistinguishedeminentgreatadmirablegloriousprestigiousnoblenotablecreditablerenownedesteemedOpposite dishonourablecrookeddeplorable
   • ▪ (of the intentions of a man courting a woman) directed towards marriage: formal, humorous "the young man's intentions had been honourable"
   • 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"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin honorabilis, from honor ‘honour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. honourableness noun
   • 2. honourably adverb

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   What does honorable mean?

   • honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. The college has a long and honorable history. It is not honorable of you to behave like that. They are trying to find an honorable way out of this dispute. He assured her that his intentions were honorable.

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   What does honor mean?

   • They were all honorable men. of high rank, dignity, or distinction; noble, illustrious, or distinguished. worthy of honor and high respect; estimable; creditable. bringing honor or credit; consistent with honor. (used as a title of respect for certain ranking government officials.)

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   What is honour and honourable conduct?

   • There are thus no written definitions of honour or honourable conduct. Both contests pit perennial powerhouses against honourable underdogs. His was an honourable resignation on an extremely important issue. If so it would be an honourable one. He traded a short and honourable river life for eternal life in the gift outlets of struggling malls.

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   What is the difference between honorable and conscientious?

   • conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience. honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. The college has a long and honorable history. It is not honorable of you to behave like that.

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   Honourable means honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect. It can also be a title for some government officials or people of high social rank. See more meanings, examples and synonyms of honourable.

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     HONOURABLE meaning: 1. honest and fair, or deserving praise...

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     HONOURABLE translate: благородный, честный . Learn more in...

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     HONOURABLE translate: （英）尊敬に値する, 高潔な. Learn more in the...

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     HONOURABLE translate: honrado, honorable. Learn more in the...

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   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.

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    Honorable means in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright, or worthy of honor and high respect. It can also be a title of respect for certain government officials or children of peers. See the origin, usage, and example sentences of honorable.