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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

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHONOURABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHONORABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHONOURABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. 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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHONORABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

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   Honourable definition: possessing or characterized by high principles. See examples of HONOURABLE used in a sentence.

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   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.