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honor

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Synonyms: honour, donor, honer, hoor, hodor, hono, conor, honos, ponor

Antonyms: honour, donor, honer, hoor, hodor, hono, conor, honos, ponor

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|respect}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{cap|recognition}} of [[importance]] or [[value]]; [[respect]]; [[veneration]] {{q|of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful}}.
  2. {{senseid|en|dignity}} {{lb|en|uncountable}} The state of being [[moral]]ly upright, [[honest]], [[noble]], [[virtuous]], and [[magnanimous]]; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
  3. {{senseid|en|token of honor}} {{lb|en|countable}} A [[token]] of [[praise]] or [[respect]]; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a [[prize]] or [[award]] given by the state to a citizen.
  4. {{senseid|en|privilege}} A [[privilege]] (which [[#Verb|honors]] the person experiencing it).
  5. {{senseid|en|precedence}} {{lb|en|in the plural}} The [[privilege]] of going first.
  6. {{senseid|en|ornament}} A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
  7. {{senseid|en|lordship}} {{lb|en|feudal law}} A [[seigniory]] or [[lordship]] held of the king, on which other lordships and [[manor]]s depended.
  8. {{senseid|en|heraldry}} {{lb|en|heraldry|countable}} The center point of the upper half of an [[armorial]] [[escutcheon]] {{qualifier|compare {{m|en|honour point}}}}.
  9. {{senseid|en|card games}} {{lb|en|countable|card games}} In [[bridge]], an [[ace]], [[king]], [[queen]], [[jack]], or [[ten]] especially of the [[trump]] [[suit]]; in some other games, an [[ace]], [[king]], [[queen]] or [[jack]].
  10. {{senseid|en|honours degree}} {{lb|en|in the plural}} (Courses for) an [[honours degree]]: a university qualification of the highest rank.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[conform]] to, [[abide]] by, act in [[accordance]] with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
  3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To confer ([[bestow]]) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).

Interjection

  1. {{lb|en|archaic}} {{cap|on one's honor}}; [[truthfully]].

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