/ɔ.nɛt.mɑ̃/
Translation
honestly, frankly
Word origin
From honnête ('honest, decent') plus the adverb ending -ment, which comes from the Latin noun mens, mentis ('mind'). Honnête itself is from Latin honestus ('honourable'), from honos ('honour').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- honestus
- English cognates
- honest, honesty, honour
Examples
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Honestly, I do not know what to tell you.
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He has always earned his living honestly.
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Answer me honestly, please.
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Frankly, that film was much better than the first one.
reconnu ' ' .
She honestly admitted that she had been wrong.
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