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- Dictionaryhonourable/ˈɒn(ə)rəbl/
adjective
- 1. bringing or deserving honour: "this is the only honourable course" Similar Opposite
- 2. used as a title for certain high officials, the children of certain ranks of the nobility, and MPs: "the Honourable Alan Simpson, US Senator"
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HONOURABLE definition: 1. honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect: 2. a title used before the name of some…. Learn more.
The meaning of HONORABLE is deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor. How to use honorable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Honorable.
HONORABLE definition: 1. US spelling of honourable UK 2. US spelling of Honourable 3. honest and fair, or deserving…. Learn more.
Honourable definition: possessing or characterized by high principles. See examples of HONOURABLE used in a sentence.
The word honorable has to do with people and actions that are honest, fair, and worthy of respect. An honorable person is someone who believes in truth and doing the right thing — and tries to live up to those high principles. When you lose a game, it's honorable to shake hands.
If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired. I believe he was an honourable man, dedicated to the people and his union. However, their intentions are honourable.
Definition of honourable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. [H-] of, or having a position of, high rank or worth. , used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the children of certain British peers. our Representative, the Honorable Jane Smith. b. noble; illustrious. c. of good reputation; respectable.
Honorable definition: in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright. See examples of HONORABLE used in a sentence.
1. If you describe people or actions as honourable, you mean that they are good and deserve to be respected and admired. [...] 2. Honourable is used as a title before the names of some members of the nobility, judges, and some other officials. [...] 3.
