adjective
- Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent.
- usage: "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
- synonyms: honorable
- Without dissimulation; frank.
- usage: "my honest opinion"
- Worthy of being depended on.
- usage: "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
- synonyms: dependable, reliable, true
- Without pretensions.
- usage: "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
- Marked by truth.
- usage: "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting"
- Not forged.
- usage: "a good dollar bill"
- synonyms: good
- Gained or earned without cheating or stealing.
- usage: "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
- synonyms: fair
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