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honorable

Syllabification: (hon·or·a·ble)
Pronunciation: /ˈänərəbəl/
(Britishhonourable)
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Definition of honorable

adjective

  • 1bringing or worthy of honor:this is the only honorable course a decent and honorable man
  • formal or humorous (of the intentions of a man courting a woman) directed toward marriage:the young man’s intentions had been honorable
  • 2 (Honorable) used as a title indicating eminence or distinction, given especially to judges and certain high officials:the Honorable Richard Morris Esquire, chief justice of the supreme court of our state

Derivatives

honorableness

noun

honorably

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin honorabilis, from honor 'honor'

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