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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Honesty \Hon"es*ty\, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF honest['e], onest['e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet['e]), L. honestas See {Honest}, a.] 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] --Chaucer. She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. --Shak. 2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. --1 Tim. ii 2. 3. Chastity; modesty. --Chaucer. To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. --Shak. 4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also {lunary} and {moonwort}. {Lunaria biennis} is common honesty; {L. rediva} is perennial honesty. Syn: Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: honesty n 1: the quality of being honest [syn: {honestness}] [ant: {dishonesty}] 2: southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration [syn: {silver dollar}, {money plant}, {satin flower}, {satinpod}, {Lunaria annua}]
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