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Dictionary

hon•est

Pronunciation: (on'ist), [key]
—adj.
1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
2. showing uprightness and fairness: honest dealings.
3. gained or obtained fairly: honest wealth.
4. sincere; frank: an honest face.
5. genuine or unadulterated: honest commodities.
6. respectable; having a good reputation: an honest name.
7. truthful or creditable: honest weights.
8. humble, plain, or unadorned.
9. Archaic.chaste; virtuous.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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