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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.
The meaning of HONORABLE is deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor. How to use honorable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Honorable.
adjective. (Cdn Br honourable) us / ˈɑn·ər·ə·bəl / honorable adjective (HONEST/FAIR) Add to word list. honest and fair: The neighbors are decent, honorable people.
If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired.
Honorable definition: in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright. See examples of HONORABLE used in a sentence.
adjective. US (UK Honourable) us / ˈɑː.nɚ.ə.b ə l / uk / ˈɒn. ə r.ə.b ə l / ( abbreviation Hon.) the Honorable. a title used before the name of some government officials, and in the UK before the names of some people of high social rank: the Honorable Andrew Robinson. the Honorable Daniel P. Moynihan of New York.
Honourable definition: possessing or characterized by high principles. See examples of HONOURABLE used in a sentence.
Definition of honourable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. 1. principled, moral, ethical, just, true, fair, upright, honest, virtuous, trustworthy, trusty, high-minded, upstanding I believe he was an honourable man. 2. proper, right, respectable, righteous, virtuous, creditable However, their intentions are honourable.
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.
