adj conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.
2. honorable ·adj of reputable association or use; respectable.
3. honorable ·adj worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.
4. honorable ·adj an epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable senate; the honorable gentleman.
5. honorable ·adj worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.
6. honorable ·adj performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial.
7. honorable ·adj high-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.
8. honorable ·adj proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive.