'Honorific' definitions:
Definition of 'honorific'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"
noun
An expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"
Definition of 'Honorific'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'honorific'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appellation,
- appellative,
- attentive,
- binomen,
- binomial name,
- byname,
- byword,
- cap in hand,
- ceremonious,
- cognomen,
- cognominal,
- courteous,
- cryptonym,
- deferential,
- denomination,
- designation,
- diminutive,
- dutiful,
- empty title,
- epithet,
- epithetic,
- eponym,
- euonym,
- formal,
- handle,
- honor,
- honorable,
- honorary,
- hypocoristic,
- hyponym,
- in name only,
- label,
- moniker,
- name,
- namesake,
- nomen,
- nomen nudum,
- nominal,
- nominative,
- proper name,
- proper noun,
- quasi,
- regardful,
- respectful,
- scientific name,
- secret name,
- self-called,
- self-christened,
- self-styled,
- so-called,
- soi-disant,
- style,
- tag,
- tautonym,
- title,
- titular,
- titulary,
- trinomen,
- trinomial name,
- would-be