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   honourable

   /ˈɒn(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. bringing or deserving honour: "this is the only honourable course" Similar morally correcthonestmoralethicalprincipledrighteousright-mindedfull of integritydecentrespectedrespectablevenerablevirtuousgoodupstandinguprightworthynoblehigh-principledfairjusttruthfultrustworthytrustylaw-abidingincorruptiblereliablereputabledependablefaithfulillustriousdistinguishedeminentgreatadmirablegloriousprestigiousnoblenotablecreditablerenownedesteemedOpposite dishonourablecrookeddeplorable
   • ▪ (of the intentions of a man courting a woman) directed towards marriage: formal, humorous "the young man's intentions had been honourable"
   • 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"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin honorabilis, from honor ‘honour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. honourableness noun
   • 2. honourably adverb

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   What does honorable mean?

   • honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. The college has a long and honorable history. It is not honorable of you to behave like that. They are trying to find an honorable way out of this dispute. He assured her that his intentions were honorable.

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   What does Honourable Member mean in a debate?

   • In debates in the British parliament, one member of parliament refers to another as the honourable member, the honourable gentleman, the honourable lady, or their honourable friend . ...the Honourable Member for Billericay. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does Honrado mean?

   • honrado, honorable… honrado… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! HONOURABLE definition: 1. honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect: 2. a title used before the name of some….

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   What is the difference between honorable and conscientious?

   • conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience. honorable suggests a firm holding to codes of right behavior and the guidance of a high sense of honor and duty. The college has a long and honorable history. It is not honorable of you to behave like that.

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     HONOURABLE meaning: 1. honest and fair, or deserving praise...

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     honourable definicja: 1. honest and fair, or deserving...

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     HONOURABLE translate: terhormat. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     honourable translate: honrat, honorable. Learn more in the...

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     HONOURABLE translate: 品德高尚的，值得尊敬的. Learn more in the...

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   Honourable definition: possessing or characterized by high principles. See examples of HONOURABLE used in a sentence.

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