'Honest' definitions:

Definition of 'honest'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" [syn: honest, honorable] [ant: dishonest, dishonorable]
adjective
Without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
adjective
Worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)]
adjective
Without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
adjective
Marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
adjective
Not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest]
adjective
Gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: honest, fair]

Definition of 'Honest'

From: GCIDE
  • Honest \Hon"est\, a. [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F. honn[^e]te, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See Honor.]
  • 1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession. [1913 Webster]
  • An honest man's the noblest work of God. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
  • Look ye out among you seven men of honest report. --Acts vi. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • Provide things honest in the sight of all men. --Rom. xii. 17. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Chaste; faithful; virtuous. [1913 Webster]
  • Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. --Shak.
  • Syn: Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful; equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid; genuine. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Honest'

From: GCIDE
  • Honest \Hon"est\, v. t. [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with honor: cf. F. honester. See Honest, a.] To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable. [Obs.] --Abp. Sandys. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'honest'

From: Moby Thesaurus