Definitions for Honourable
hon·ourable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. honorable, honourableadjective

   worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

   "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

2. ethical, honorable, honourableadjective

   adhering to ethical and moral principles

   "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Honourableadjective

   Etymology: honorable, French.

   1. Illustrious; noble.

   Sir, I’ll tell you,
   Since I am charg’d in honour, and by him
   That I think honourable. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? Is. xxiii. 8.

   2. Great; magnanimous; generous.

   Think’st thou it honourable for a nobleman
   Still to remember wrongs. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   3. Conferring honour.

   Then warlike kings, who for their country fought,
   And honourable wounds from battle brought. John Dryden, Æn.

   Many of those persons, who put this honourable task on me, were more able to perform it themselves. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   4. Accompanied with tokens of honour.

   Sith this wretched woman overcome,
   Of anguish, rather than of crime hath been,
   Preserve her cause to her eternal doom;
   And in the mean, vouchsafe her honourable tomb. Fa. Qu.

   5. Not to be disgraced.

   Here’s a Bohemian tartar tarries the coming down of thy fat woman: —— let her descend, my chambers are honourable. William Shakespeare.

   6. Without taint; without reproach.

   As he was honourable in all his acts, so in this, that he took Joppe for an haven. 1 Mac. xiv. 5.

   Methinks I could not die any where so contented as in the king’s company, his cause being just and his quarrel honourable. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   7. Honest; without intention of deceit.

   The earl sent again to know if they would entertain their pardon, in case he should come in person, and assure it: they answered, they did conceive him to be so honourable, that from himself they would most thankfully embrace it. John Hayward.

   If that thy bent of love be honourable,
   Thy purpose marriage, send me word to-morrow. William Shakespeare.

   8. Equitable.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. honourable

   The Honourable (British English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

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1. honourable

   Honourable is an adjective that describes someone who is honest, fair, has integrity and is worthy of respect. It can also refer to a person who fulfills their responsibilities or promises, follows moral or ethical principles, and behaves in a dignified and respectable manner. Additionally, honourable is often used as a title of respect given to certain high-ranking officials or dignitaries.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Honourable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1993

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How to pronounce Honourable?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Australian

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How to say Honourable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Honourable in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Honourable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Honourable in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man....such a man is a true gentleman.

2. Sir Winston Churchill:

   [On recognizing China] But if you recognize anyone it does not mean you like them. For instance, we all recognize the right honourable gentleman the member for Ebbw Vale.

3. Richard Brinsley Sheridan:

   The Right Honourable Gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts.

4. William Shakespeare:

   For Brutus is an honourable man So are they all, all honourable men.

5. William Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar", Act 3 scene 2:

   For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Honourable
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Honourable
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Honourable