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honor

hon·or
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on-er]
    • /ˈɒn ər/
    • /ˈɒn.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-er]
    • /ˈɒn ər/

Definitions of honor word

  • noun honor honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor. 1
  • noun honor a source of credit or distinction: to be an honor to one's family. 1
  • noun honor high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be held in honor. 1
  • noun honor such respect manifested: a memorial in honor of the dead. 1
  • noun honor high public esteem; fame; glory: He has earned his position of honor. 1
  • noun honor the privilege of being associated with or receiving a favor from a respected person, group, organization, etc.: to have the honor of serving on a prize jury; I have the honor of introducing this evening's speaker. 1

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Origin of honor

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (noun) Middle English (h)on(o)ur < Anglo-French (Old French (h)onor, onur) < Latin honōr- (stem of honor, earlier honōs); (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French (h)on(o)urer < Latin honōrāre, derivative of honor

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Honor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

honor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

honor usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for honor

noun honor

  • dignity — bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
  • confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
  • trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
  • glory — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
  • faith — a female given name.

verb honor

  • admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
  • appreciate — If you appreciate something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
  • commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
  • commemorate — To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
  • observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.

adjective honor

  • pre-eminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
  • noter — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.

Antonyms for honor

noun honor

  • lowliness — humble in station, condition, or nature: a lowly cottage.
  • distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
  • doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
  • disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.

verb honor

  • condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • despise — If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
  • degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.

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