Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: H H- H. H2 H< Ha Hb Hc Hd He Hf Hg Hh Hi Hl Hm Hn Ho Hp Hq Hr Hs Ht Hu Hw Hy Hz
Table of Contents
POS
OXFORD DICTIONARY
honoring | honoris causa | honorless | honostyled | honour | honourable | honourableness | honourably | honoured | honours | honours degree

honourable

 : 
Adjective

OXFORD DICTIONARY

honourable, adj. (US honorable)
1 a worthy of honour. b bringing honour to its possessor. c showing honour, not base. d consistent with honour. e colloq. (of the intentions of a man courting a woman) directed towards marriage.
2 (Honourable) a title indicating eminence or distinction, given to certain high officials, the children of certain ranks of the nobility, and MPs.

Idiom
honourable mention an award of merit to a candidate in an examination, a work of art, etc., not awarded a prize.
Derivative
honourableness n. honourably adv.
Etymology
ME f. OF honorable f. L honorabilis (as HONOUR)

For further exploring for "honourable" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #02: Try using wildcards "*" or "?" for b?tter wor* searches. [ALL]
created in 0.26 seconds
powered by bible.org