What is "honourable" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does honourable mean in English? Meaning of honourable definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "honourable" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "honourable": worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

Adjective

  • Meaning: worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
  • Example: an honorable man led an honorable life honorable service to his country
  • Synonyms: honorable honourable
  • Antonyms: dishonorable dishonourable
  • Similar: august laureate revered time-honored time-honoured venerable
  • Also see: honest honorable just moral noble reputable worthy
  • Meaning of "honourable": adhering to ethical and moral principles

    Adjective

  • Meaning: adhering to ethical and moral principles
  • Example: it seems ethical and right followed the only honorable course of action
  • Synonyms: ethical honorable honourable
  • Similar: right
  • Adjective: (British) Alternative form of honorable 1846, George Luxford, Edward Newman, The Phytologist: a popular botanical miscellany: Volume 2, Part 2, page 474 It was aptly said by Newton that "whatever is not deduced from facts must be regarded as hypothesis," but hypothesis appears to us a title too honourable for the crude guessings to which we allude.1846, George Luxford, Edward Newman, The Phytologist: a popular botanical miscellany: Volume 2, Part 2, page 474 It was aptly said by Newton that "whatever is not deduced from facts must be regarded as hypothesis," but hypothesis appears to us a title too honourable for the crude guessings to which we allude.
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    honourable in English: honourable
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