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honour

/ honour /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a woman''s virtue or chastity
Type of:
virtue chastity sexual morality
noun Sense 2
the quality of being honorable and having a good name
"a man of honor"
Opposites:
dishonor dishonour
Type of:
righteousness
noun Sense 3
the state of being honored
Opposites:
dishonor dishonour
Type of:
standing
Kinds of:
glory glorification fame celebrity renown
Derived:
honor reward
verb Sense 4
accept as pay
"we honor checks and drafts"
Opposites:
dishonor dishonour
Type of:
accept take have
Derived:
honor laurels
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
bestow honor or rewards upon
"Today we honor our soldiers"
"The scout was rewarded for courageus action"
Opposites:
dishonor disgrace dishonour attaint shame
Type of:
recognize recognise
Kinds of:
toast drink pledge salute wassail
Derived:
wages reward payoff award accolade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
show respect towards
"honor your parents!"
Opposites:
disrespect
Type of:
accept
Kinds of:
lionize lionise celebrate tolerate
Derived:
honoring observance deference respect respectfulness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
"an award for bravery"
Type of:
symbol
Kinds of:
trophy prize aliyah academic degree degree
Derived:
honor reward award present
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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virtue chastity sexual morality righteousness dishonor dishonour standing glory glorification fame celebrity renown