■ adjective
1》 free of deceit; truthful and sincere.
↘earned fairly through hard work: an ~ living.
↘(of an action) well intentioned even if misguided: an ~ mistake.
2》 simple and unpretentious: good ~ food with no gimmicks.
■ adverb informal genuinely; really.
Phrases
make an ~ woman of dated or humorous marry (a woman), especially to avoid scandal.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from L. ~us , from honos (see honour ).