honesty
noun
Simple meaning
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Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɑnəsti
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Definition
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noun
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The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The act, quality, or condition of being honest.
Used this way, honesty is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It turns up most in ethics or values contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Honest and open
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Where it naturally appears
- Ethics/values
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More ways to use honesty
- “Her honesty about the mistake saved them a lot of trouble later on.”noun
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Word family
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Antonyms
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