honnête
FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- honête (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French honneste, from Old French honeste, a borrowing from Latin honestus, from honor.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
honnête (plural honnêtes)
- honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth)
- Antonym: malhonnête
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “honnête” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
AdjectiveEdit
honnête m or f
Derived termsEdit
- honnêtement (“honestly”)