Definition of honesty in English:

honesty

noun ˈɒnɪstiˈɑnəsti

mass noun

1The quality of being honest.
诚实，老实；真诚
they spoke with convincing honesty about their fears
他们以令人信服的真诚讲述了他们的恐惧。
it was not, in all honesty, an auspicious debut
说实在的，这不是一次成功的亮相。
Example sentencesExamples
- Particularly upsetting was the fact that our integrity and honesty was being called into question.
- We need to rebuild on the basis not of greed but truth, honesty, integrity.
- How do other companies deal with people who do not act with honesty and integrity?
- Moving eastwards, we come to Germany which, in all honesty, I know very little about.
- Brett looked down in surprise; in all honesty, he'd forgotten that she was there.
- Several recent books and a documentary have questioned his honesty and integrity.
- Every person has a responsibility to behave with integrity, honesty and fairness.
- We also wish to make it clear that we have not at any stage questioned his openness or honesty as a serving officer.
- It is much easier to win elections by preaching hate and fear than understanding and honesty.
- But he will also be remembered as a man of integrity and honesty both on and off the pitch.
- Mr Bradshaw handed in references from a previous employer which spoke of her reliability and honesty.
- Keighley people recognise that the character and honesty of the man is beyond reproach.
- The consequence is that qualities such as honesty and integrity matter substantially more.
- Systematic and methodical rather than dashing, he had a reputation for honesty and directness.
- Sophie's honesty and frankness about her personal life and experiences is amazing.
- He always seems to bring an amount of honesty to his characters that make them seem real and sincere.
- Staff and colleagues expect a very high level of integrity and honesty in their leaders.
- Looking up at the large, unfriendly face, McBeath decided this was not the moment for honesty.
- Almost his first act as Prime Minister was to go to parliament and to address the nation with almost brutal honesty.
- You get an openness and honesty amongst these people that you'd never see in bigger firms.
Synonyms
moral correctness, uprightness, honourableness, honour, integrity, morals, morality, ethics, principle, (high) principles, nobility, righteousness, rectitude, right-mindedness, upstandingness
virtue, goodness, probity, worthiness, high-mindedness, justness, fairness, incorruptibility, truthfulness, truth, veracity, trustworthiness, reliability, conscientiousness, scrupulousness, reputability, dependability, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity
truthfulness, truth, sincerity, candour, frankness, directness, forthrightness, openness, straightforwardness, plainness, genuineness, bluntness, outspokenness
1. 1.1British Referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments.
  （与）自助（或自觉）（付费）（有关）的
  I bought potatoes and tomatoes from the roadside stall, putting £3 in the honesty box
  there's a well-stocked honesty bar which includes local wine
  Example sentencesExamples
  They should just put out an honesty box and make lots of money.
  By the end of March 2004, a Summary Box (also referred to as an honesty box) containing standardised information will appear on credit card marketing literature.
  Officials said in two or three years the network will have been expanded throughout the city, further improving the city's honesty system.
  King's experimental technique for selling The Plant on an honesty basis - fans can read the chapter before they cough up their $1-appears successful.
  Similar to the Austrian newspaper, the bagels were distributed to offices in the US capital with an honesty box payment system.
  Every week the money collected in the honesty box was totted up.
  When he returned, Algie found more than $375 in an honesty box and notes from customers saying what they'd bought.
  On the way was a trolley laden with plum jam, pickles and eggs; a selection went into the boot, a fiver into the honesty box.
  I know the two words striking fear, at least into many departments at my company, are his honesty boxes, where these rates would have to be clearly labelled.
  The bookshop where I bought my newspaper from had an " honesty box ".
  In 2006 they worked with a village of farmers in Toge, Japan to create a sculptural honesty box at a nearby beauty spot.
  The course is usually unmanned and collects its modest fees in an honesty box.
  The honour system, with honesty boxes at each junction?
  You may also be interested in our honesty mark scheme.
  When they are first reopened the toilets will operate with an attendant and an ' honesty box '.
  Please give a donation for admission at the honesty box.
  Cold drinks and snacks are also available, payment for which should be placed in the honesty tray.
  I swear to god, half the rural economy of the English countryside is based on roadside honesty boxes.
  At the moment, if you want a game you just turn up and post your 20 fee into an old Royal Mail box which serves as an honesty box.
  First there was Radiohead's honesty box album with its track-stopping pay-what-you-please strategy.
2A European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seed pods which are used for indoor flower arrangements.
缎花属植物
Genus Lunaria, family Cruciferae
Also called money plant
Example sentencesExamples
- Honesty flowers early in the year and provides nectar for early butterflies such as the orange tip.
- Common honesty is grown partly for its fragrant bright flowers in spring and early summer, but also for its unique oval and translucent seed-heads, much coveted by dried-flower arrangers.

Phrases

honesty is the best policy

proverb There are often practical as well as moral reasons for being honest.
〈谚〉诚实为上策
Example sentencesExamples
- But we'd decided early on that in all matters, honesty is the best policy.
- It promotes lying, legalises lying, and dissuades people from the simple policy that most educated people are brought up to accept - that is, that honesty is the best policy.
- A reward scheme with a difference is being launched in North Yorkshire to show young people why honesty is the best policy.
- Right now, as always, honesty is the best policy.
- He needs to learn that honesty is the best policy.
- When filling out insurance forms, honesty is the best policy.
- The trio agree honesty is the best policy and agree to leave the money where they found it, but an atmosphere of deceit and betrayal soon descends on the household.
- I've thought about it, because I tend to believe that honesty is the best policy.
- Similarly, honesty is the best policy, but not if telling the truth inflicts unhappiness on others.
- There is no doubt that honesty is the best policy.

in all honesty

Speaking frankly.
in all honesty, most of the dialogue is laughable
Example sentencesExamples
- In all honesty, I'm not sure that he was worth any of the heartache.
- In all honesty, I did not recognize the house.
- In all honesty, we hadn't drunk much.
- Both teams in all honesty looked desperately tired.
- In all honesty, it's a distinctly average film.
- I mean in all honesty he isn't gonna know the difference.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestas, from honestus (see honest). The original sense was 'honour, respectability', later 'decorum, virtue, chastity'. The plant is so named from its seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit.

Definition of honesty in US English:

honesty

nounˈɑnəstiˈänəstē

1The quality of being honest.
诚实，老实；真诚
they spoke with convincing honesty about their fears
他们以令人信服的真诚讲述了他们的恐惧。
it was not, in all honesty, an auspicious debut
说实在的，这不是一次成功的亮相。
Example sentencesExamples
- Several recent books and a documentary have questioned his honesty and integrity.
- Staff and colleagues expect a very high level of integrity and honesty in their leaders.
- The consequence is that qualities such as honesty and integrity matter substantially more.
- Almost his first act as Prime Minister was to go to parliament and to address the nation with almost brutal honesty.
- Every person has a responsibility to behave with integrity, honesty and fairness.
- Looking up at the large, unfriendly face, McBeath decided this was not the moment for honesty.
- We also wish to make it clear that we have not at any stage questioned his openness or honesty as a serving officer.
- It is much easier to win elections by preaching hate and fear than understanding and honesty.
- You get an openness and honesty amongst these people that you'd never see in bigger firms.
- Keighley people recognise that the character and honesty of the man is beyond reproach.
- Brett looked down in surprise; in all honesty, he'd forgotten that she was there.
- How do other companies deal with people who do not act with honesty and integrity?
- We need to rebuild on the basis not of greed but truth, honesty, integrity.
- But he will also be remembered as a man of integrity and honesty both on and off the pitch.
- Moving eastwards, we come to Germany which, in all honesty, I know very little about.
- Systematic and methodical rather than dashing, he had a reputation for honesty and directness.
- Mr Bradshaw handed in references from a previous employer which spoke of her reliability and honesty.
- Particularly upsetting was the fact that our integrity and honesty was being called into question.
- Sophie's honesty and frankness about her personal life and experiences is amazing.
- He always seems to bring an amount of honesty to his characters that make them seem real and sincere.
Synonyms
moral correctness, uprightness, honourableness, honour, integrity, morals, morality, ethics, principle, principles, high principles, nobility, righteousness, rectitude, right-mindedness, upstandingness
truthfulness, truth, sincerity, candour, frankness, directness, forthrightness, openness, straightforwardness, plainness, genuineness, bluntness, outspokenness
1. 1.1British Referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments.
  （与）自助（或自觉）（付费）（有关）的
  an honesty bar
  自助吧台。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I swear to god, half the rural economy of the English countryside is based on roadside honesty boxes.
  When they are first reopened the toilets will operate with an attendant and an ' honesty box '.
  The honour system, with honesty boxes at each junction?
  At the moment, if you want a game you just turn up and post your 20 fee into an old Royal Mail box which serves as an honesty box.
  The bookshop where I bought my newspaper from had an " honesty box ".
  The course is usually unmanned and collects its modest fees in an honesty box.
  Officials said in two or three years the network will have been expanded throughout the city, further improving the city's honesty system.
  Cold drinks and snacks are also available, payment for which should be placed in the honesty tray.
  When he returned, Algie found more than $375 in an honesty box and notes from customers saying what they'd bought.
  They should just put out an honesty box and make lots of money.
  You may also be interested in our honesty mark scheme.
  I know the two words striking fear, at least into many departments at my company, are his honesty boxes, where these rates would have to be clearly labelled.
  On the way was a trolley laden with plum jam, pickles and eggs; a selection went into the boot, a fiver into the honesty box.
  King's experimental technique for selling The Plant on an honesty basis - fans can read the chapter before they cough up their $1-appears successful.
  Similar to the Austrian newspaper, the bagels were distributed to offices in the US capital with an honesty box payment system.
  By the end of March 2004, a Summary Box (also referred to as an honesty box) containing standardised information will appear on credit card marketing literature.
  Every week the money collected in the honesty box was totted up.
  First there was Radiohead's honesty box album with its track-stopping pay-what-you-please strategy.
  Please give a donation for admission at the honesty box.
  In 2006 they worked with a village of farmers in Toge, Japan to create a sculptural honesty box at a nearby beauty spot.
2A European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seedpods that are used for indoor flower arrangements.
缎花属植物
Genus Lunaria, family Brassicaceae
Also called money plant
Example sentencesExamples
- Common honesty is grown partly for its fragrant bright flowers in spring and early summer, but also for its unique oval and translucent seed-heads, much coveted by dried-flower arrangers.
- Honesty flowers early in the year and provides nectar for early butterflies such as the orange tip.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestas, from honestus (see honest). The original sense was ‘honor, respectability’, later ‘decorum, virtue, chastity’. The plant is so named from its seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit.

词汇	honesty
释义	Definition of honesty in English: honesty noun ˈɒnɪstiˈɑnəsti mass noun 1The quality of being honest. 诚实，老实；真诚 they spoke with convincing honesty about their fears 他们以令人信服的真诚讲述了他们的恐惧。 it was not, in all honesty, an auspicious debut 说实在的，这不是一次成功的亮相。 Example sentencesExamples Particularly upsetting was the fact that our integrity and honesty was being called into question. We need to rebuild on the basis not of greed but truth, honesty, integrity. How do other companies deal with people who do not act with honesty and integrity? Moving eastwards, we come to Germany which, in all honesty, I know very little about. Brett looked down in surprise; in all honesty, he'd forgotten that she was there. Several recent books and a documentary have questioned his honesty and integrity. Every person has a responsibility to behave with integrity, honesty and fairness. We also wish to make it clear that we have not at any stage questioned his openness or honesty as a serving officer. It is much easier to win elections by preaching hate and fear than understanding and honesty. But he will also be remembered as a man of integrity and honesty both on and off the pitch. Mr Bradshaw handed in references from a previous employer which spoke of her reliability and honesty. Keighley people recognise that the character and honesty of the man is beyond reproach. The consequence is that qualities such as honesty and integrity matter substantially more. Systematic and methodical rather than dashing, he had a reputation for honesty and directness. Sophie's honesty and frankness about her personal life and experiences is amazing. He always seems to bring an amount of honesty to his characters that make them seem real and sincere. Staff and colleagues expect a very high level of integrity and honesty in their leaders. Looking up at the large, unfriendly face, McBeath decided this was not the moment for honesty. Almost his first act as Prime Minister was to go to parliament and to address the nation with almost brutal honesty. You get an openness and honesty amongst these people that you'd never see in bigger firms. Synonyms moral correctness, uprightness, honourableness, honour, integrity, morals, morality, ethics, principle, (high) principles, nobility, righteousness, rectitude, right-mindedness, upstandingness virtue, goodness, probity, worthiness, high-mindedness, justness, fairness, incorruptibility, truthfulness, truth, veracity, trustworthiness, reliability, conscientiousness, scrupulousness, reputability, dependability, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity truthfulness, truth, sincerity, candour, frankness, directness, forthrightness, openness, straightforwardness, plainness, genuineness, bluntness, outspokenness 1.1British Referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments. （与）自助（或自觉）（付费）（有关）的 I bought potatoes and tomatoes from the roadside stall, putting £3 in the honesty box there's a well-stocked honesty bar which includes local wine Example sentencesExamples They should just put out an honesty box and make lots of money. By the end of March 2004, a Summary Box (also referred to as an honesty box) containing standardised information will appear on credit card marketing literature. Officials said in two or three years the network will have been expanded throughout the city, further improving the city's honesty system. King's experimental technique for selling The Plant on an honesty basis - fans can read the chapter before they cough up their $1-appears successful. Similar to the Austrian newspaper, the bagels were distributed to offices in the US capital with an honesty box payment system. Every week the money collected in the honesty box was totted up. When he returned, Algie found more than $375 in an honesty box and notes from customers saying what they'd bought. On the way was a trolley laden with plum jam, pickles and eggs; a selection went into the boot, a fiver into the honesty box. I know the two words striking fear, at least into many departments at my company, are his honesty boxes, where these rates would have to be clearly labelled. The bookshop where I bought my newspaper from had an " honesty box ". In 2006 they worked with a village of farmers in Toge, Japan to create a sculptural honesty box at a nearby beauty spot. The course is usually unmanned and collects its modest fees in an honesty box. The honour system, with honesty boxes at each junction? You may also be interested in our honesty mark scheme. When they are first reopened the toilets will operate with an attendant and an ' honesty box '. Please give a donation for admission at the honesty box. Cold drinks and snacks are also available, payment for which should be placed in the honesty tray. I swear to god, half the rural economy of the English countryside is based on roadside honesty boxes. At the moment, if you want a game you just turn up and post your 20 fee into an old Royal Mail box which serves as an honesty box. First there was Radiohead's honesty box album with its track-stopping pay-what-you-please strategy. 2A European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seed pods which are used for indoor flower arrangements. 缎花属植物 Genus Lunaria, family Cruciferae Also called money plant Example sentencesExamples Honesty flowers early in the year and provides nectar for early butterflies such as the orange tip. Common honesty is grown partly for its fragrant bright flowers in spring and early summer, but also for its unique oval and translucent seed-heads, much coveted by dried-flower arrangers. Phrases honesty is the best policy proverb There are often practical as well as moral reasons for being honest. 〈谚〉诚实为上策 Example sentencesExamples But we'd decided early on that in all matters, honesty is the best policy. It promotes lying, legalises lying, and dissuades people from the simple policy that most educated people are brought up to accept - that is, that honesty is the best policy. A reward scheme with a difference is being launched in North Yorkshire to show young people why honesty is the best policy. Right now, as always, honesty is the best policy. He needs to learn that honesty is the best policy. When filling out insurance forms, honesty is the best policy. The trio agree honesty is the best policy and agree to leave the money where they found it, but an atmosphere of deceit and betrayal soon descends on the household. I've thought about it, because I tend to believe that honesty is the best policy. Similarly, honesty is the best policy, but not if telling the truth inflicts unhappiness on others. There is no doubt that honesty is the best policy. in all honesty Speaking frankly. in all honesty, most of the dialogue is laughable Example sentencesExamples In all honesty, I'm not sure that he was worth any of the heartache. In all honesty, I did not recognize the house. In all honesty, we hadn't drunk much. Both teams in all honesty looked desperately tired. In all honesty, it's a distinctly average film. I mean in all honesty he isn't gonna know the difference. Origin Middle English: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestas, from honestus (see honest). The original sense was 'honour, respectability', later 'decorum, virtue, chastity'. The plant is so named from its seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit. noun.1 phr. Definition of honesty in US English: honesty nounˈɑnəstiˈänəstē 1The quality of being honest. 诚实，老实；真诚 they spoke with convincing honesty about their fears 他们以令人信服的真诚讲述了他们的恐惧。 it was not, in all honesty, an auspicious debut 说实在的，这不是一次成功的亮相。 Example sentencesExamples Several recent books and a documentary have questioned his honesty and integrity. Staff and colleagues expect a very high level of integrity and honesty in their leaders. The consequence is that qualities such as honesty and integrity matter substantially more. Almost his first act as Prime Minister was to go to parliament and to address the nation with almost brutal honesty. Every person has a responsibility to behave with integrity, honesty and fairness. Looking up at the large, unfriendly face, McBeath decided this was not the moment for honesty. We also wish to make it clear that we have not at any stage questioned his openness or honesty as a serving officer. It is much easier to win elections by preaching hate and fear than understanding and honesty. You get an openness and honesty amongst these people that you'd never see in bigger firms. Keighley people recognise that the character and honesty of the man is beyond reproach. Brett looked down in surprise; in all honesty, he'd forgotten that she was there. How do other companies deal with people who do not act with honesty and integrity? We need to rebuild on the basis not of greed but truth, honesty, integrity. But he will also be remembered as a man of integrity and honesty both on and off the pitch. Moving eastwards, we come to Germany which, in all honesty, I know very little about. Systematic and methodical rather than dashing, he had a reputation for honesty and directness. Mr Bradshaw handed in references from a previous employer which spoke of her reliability and honesty. Particularly upsetting was the fact that our integrity and honesty was being called into question. Sophie's honesty and frankness about her personal life and experiences is amazing. He always seems to bring an amount of honesty to his characters that make them seem real and sincere. Synonyms moral correctness, uprightness, honourableness, honour, integrity, morals, morality, ethics, principle, principles, high principles, nobility, righteousness, rectitude, right-mindedness, upstandingness truthfulness, truth, sincerity, candour, frankness, directness, forthrightness, openness, straightforwardness, plainness, genuineness, bluntness, outspokenness 1.1British Referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments. （与）自助（或自觉）（付费）（有关）的 an honesty bar 自助吧台。 Example sentencesExamples I swear to god, half the rural economy of the English countryside is based on roadside honesty boxes. When they are first reopened the toilets will operate with an attendant and an ' honesty box '. The honour system, with honesty boxes at each junction? At the moment, if you want a game you just turn up and post your 20 fee into an old Royal Mail box which serves as an honesty box. The bookshop where I bought my newspaper from had an " honesty box ". The course is usually unmanned and collects its modest fees in an honesty box. Officials said in two or three years the network will have been expanded throughout the city, further improving the city's honesty system. Cold drinks and snacks are also available, payment for which should be placed in the honesty tray. When he returned, Algie found more than $375 in an honesty box and notes from customers saying what they'd bought. They should just put out an honesty box and make lots of money. You may also be interested in our honesty mark scheme. I know the two words striking fear, at least into many departments at my company, are his honesty boxes, where these rates would have to be clearly labelled. On the way was a trolley laden with plum jam, pickles and eggs; a selection went into the boot, a fiver into the honesty box. King's experimental technique for selling The Plant on an honesty basis - fans can read the chapter before they cough up their $1-appears successful. Similar to the Austrian newspaper, the bagels were distributed to offices in the US capital with an honesty box payment system. By the end of March 2004, a Summary Box (also referred to as an honesty box) containing standardised information will appear on credit card marketing literature. Every week the money collected in the honesty box was totted up. First there was Radiohead's honesty box album with its track-stopping pay-what-you-please strategy. Please give a donation for admission at the honesty box. In 2006 they worked with a village of farmers in Toge, Japan to create a sculptural honesty box at a nearby beauty spot. 2A European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seedpods that are used for indoor flower arrangements. 缎花属植物 Genus Lunaria, family Brassicaceae Also called money plant Example sentencesExamples Common honesty is grown partly for its fragrant bright flowers in spring and early summer, but also for its unique oval and translucent seed-heads, much coveted by dried-flower arrangers. Honesty flowers early in the year and provides nectar for early butterflies such as the orange tip. Origin Middle English: from Old French honeste, from Latin honestas, from honestus (see honest). The original sense was ‘honor, respectability’, later ‘decorum, virtue, chastity’. The plant is so named from its seed pods, translucency symbolizing lack of deceit.
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