honesty

Definition

The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

Etymology

From Middle English honeste (“honour, integrity”), from Old French honesté (compare modern French honnêteté) (honest + -y); the plant, from the visibility of the seeds through the translucent pods. Displaced native Old English sōþfæstnes; and non-native Middle English prodonomee, from Old French prodomie.

Example Sentences

• "academic / artistic / emotional / intellectual honesty"
• "brutal / devastating / searing honesty"
• "There’s no trust, / No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, / All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers."