'Honorable' definitions:
Definition of 'honorable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" [syn: honest, honorable] [ant: dishonest, dishonorable]
adjective
Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" [syn: honorable, honourable] [ant: dishonorable, dishonourable]
adjective
Adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action" [syn: ethical, honorable, honourable]
adjective
Deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, good, honorable, respectable]
Definition of 'Honorable'
From: GCIDE
- Honorable \Hon"or*a*ble\ ([o^]n"[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.]
- 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. [1913 Webster]
- Thy name and honorable family. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. [1913 Webster]
- Is this proceeding just and honorable? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. [1913 Webster]
- Honorable wounds from battle brought. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. [1913 Webster]
- Marriage is honorable in all. --Heb. xiii. 4. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Of reputable association or use; respectable. [1913 Webster]
- Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors, and often also extended to lower officials, such as city council members. [1913 Webster]
- Right honorable. See under Right. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'honorable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclaimed,
- appropriate,
- artless,
- august,
- awe-inspiring,
- awesome,
- awful,
- blameless,
- celebrated,
- Christian,
- clean,
- conscientious,
- correct,
- creditable,
- decent,
- disinterested,
- distinguished,
- dreadful,
- eminent,
- equitable,
- erect,
- esteemed,
- estimable,
- ethical,
- exalted,
- fair,
- fair and square,
- famed,
- famous,
- fitting,
- full of integrity,
- good,
- guileless,
- held in esteem,
- high-minded,
- high-principled,
- highly esteemed,
- highly regarded,
- highly reputed,
- highly respectable,
- honest,
- honorary,
- honored,
- honorific,
- illustrious,
- immaculate,
- impartial,
- in favor,
- in good odor,
- in high favor,
- incorruptible,
- ingenuous,
- inviolate,
- irreproachable,
- just,
- law-abiding,
- law-loving,
- law-revering,
- manly,
- meritorious,
- moral,
- noble,
- notable,
- noted,
- noteworthy,
- on the level,
- open,
- prestigious,
- principled,
- proper,
- pure,
- renowned,
- reputable,
- respectable,
- respected,
- revered,
- reverend,
- right,
- right-minded,
- righteous,
- scrupulous,
- sincere,
- spotless,
- square,
- stainless,
- sterling,
- straight,
- time-honored,
- true,
- true-dealing,
- true-devoted,
- true-disposing,
- true-souled,
- true-spirited,
- truehearted,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unbiased,
- unblemished,
- uncorrupt,
- uncorrupted,
- undeceitful,
- undeceiving,
- undefiled,
- unimpeachable,
- unprejudiced,
- unspotted,
- unstained,
- unsullied,
- untarnished,
- upright,
- uprighteous,
- upstanding,
- venerable,
- venerated,
- virtuous,
- well-thought-of,
- worshipful,
- worthy,
- yeomanly
Words containing 'Honorable'
- Honor,
- Honorableness,
- Honorably,
- Honored,
- Honorer,
- Honoring,
- To do the honors,
- To have the honor,
- do the honors,
- Affair of honor,
- Code of honor,
- Court of honor,
- Debt of honor,
- Guard of honor,
- Honor bright,
- Honor court,
- Honor point,
- Honor, MI,
- Honors are easy,
- Honors of war,
- Law of honor,
- Laws of honor,
- Legion of honor,
- Maid of honor,
- Mouth honor,
- On one's honor,
- Point of honor,
- Right honorable,
- To do one honor,
- Word of honor,
- field of honor,
- guest of honor,
- honor guard,
- honor killing,
- honor roll,
- honor system,
- honorable discharge,
- honorable mention,
- honore balzac,
- honore daumier,
- matron of honor,
- medal of honor,
- Time-honored,
- congressional medal of honor,
- honore de balzac,
- jean honore fragonard,
- honore-gabriel victor riqueti