Definition of: honest

(on′ist) adjective
1. Fair and candid in dealing with others; true; just; upright; trustworthy.
2. Chaste; virtuous.
3. Free from fraud; equitable; fair.
4. Of respectable quality or appearance; creditable; unimpeached.
5. Characterized by openness or sincerity; frank. [<OF honeste <L honestus <honos honor]
—hon′est·ly adverb Synonyms: candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright. One who is honest in the ordinary sense is disposed to act with regard for the rights of others, especially in matters of business or property; one who is honorable scrupulously observes the dictates of a personal honor that is higher than any demands of mercantile law or public opinion. Compare CANDID, JUST, MORAL, RIGHT, VIRTUOUS. Antonyms: deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue.