/ ˈɒnəsti; NAmE ˈɑːn-/ noun
[ U ] the quality of being honest :
She answered all my questions with her usual honesty.
His honesty is not in question.
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IDIOMS
- in all honesty
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French honeste , from Latin honestas , from honestus , from honos , honor . The original sense was honour, respectability , later decorum, virtue, chastity .