honestidad
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish onestat, onestad, from Latin honestātem. The ending was altered to conform to the common suffix -idad; according to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in this new form in the 15th century, in a work of Alfonso de Palencia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
honestidad f (plural honestidades)
- honesty
- Synonyms: sinceridad, honradez
Related terms edit
References edit
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “honor”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 383
Further reading edit
- “honestidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014