HONESTY


Meaning of HONESTY in English

hon ‧ es ‧ ty /ˈɒnəsti, ˈɒnɪsti $ ˈɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ honesty ≠ ↑ dishonesty ; adverb : ↑ honestly ≠ ↑ dishonestly ; adjective : ↑ honest ≠ ↑ dishonest ]

1 . the quality of being honest OPP dishonesty :

a politician of rare honesty and courage

2 . in all honesty used when telling someone that what you are saying is what you really think:

It was not, in all honesty, a very good start.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.