Entry Word: honest

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being in the habit of telling the truth <at least the weatherman is honest and doesnʼt pretend to be able to predict the unpredictable> — see truthful
2 conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue <honest and industrious farm folk> — see good 2
3 following the accepted rules of moral conduct <that rare, honest customer who doesnʼt hesitate to tell the cashier sheʼs given him too much change> — see honorable 1
4 free from any intent to deceive or impress others <the sort of person who helps others from an honest desire to do good, and not because she might need a favor from them someday> — see guileless
5 free in expressing oneʼs true feelings and opinions <appreciate your honest friends who tell you what you need to hear and not what you want to hear> — see frank
6 guided by or in accordance with oneʼs sense of right and wrong <made an honest attempt to return the money she had found in the cafeteria> — see conscientious 1