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Definition of honestness word
- noun honestness Quality of being honest. 1
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Parts of speech for Honestness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
honestness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for honestness
noun honestness
- integrity — adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
- courage — Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid.
- decency — Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.
- fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
Antonyms for honestness
noun honestness
- dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
- impurity — the quality or state of being impure.
- indecency — the quality or condition of being indecent.
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