HONORIFIC


Meaning of HONORIFIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-nə-ˈri-fik ]

adjective

Date: 1650

1. : conferring or conveying honor

honorific titles

2. : belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social superior

• honorific noun

• hon·or·if·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.