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Translation

honest, upright

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Examples

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He is an honest merchant.

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Give me an honest answer.

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Honest people do not lie.

.

She was always honest with us.

o .

The judge found him honest and in the right.

is about moral uprightness, not about frankness of speech - for the second, is the better word. Somebody can be perfectly and still keep quiet. The opposite is a, and the abstract quality is o. Do not let the spelling of the related pull you across: honour and honesty are separate roots here, and a means worthy of honour rather than honest.

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Word family

Words built on honesta with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • honesteconoun

    honesty

    honesta-ec-: the quality of being honest

  • malhonestaadjective

    dishonest

    mal-honesta: the opposite of honest

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 13: honesta, ĉagreni, samideano and 7 more words.