honesty
Freedom from deceit
Honesty is the quality of being truthful and free from deceit.
An honest person tells the truth and doesn't cheat or steal.
Honesty can also mean frankness or directness: I appreciate your honesty, even when it stings.
The word extends to things that are genuine or unpretentious: honest work, an honest mistake.
In all honesty introduces a candid admission.
Moral correctness and honesty
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- incorruptibilityImmunity to moral compromise
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
reliability · principled · scruples · conscience · steadfastness · dependability · soundness · wholeness
Direct, unguarded honesty
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- plainspokennessUnadorned directness in speech
outspokenness · straightforwardness · openness · guilelessness · explicitness · plainness · heart-to-heart · ingenuousness
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- clarityState of being understandable
forthrightness · accessibility · lucidity · explicitness · unambiguousness · open-book
Conformity to fact
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- factualnessAdherence to truth
- correctnessState of being accurate
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
fidelity · validity · authenticity · objectivity · credibility · reliability · correspondence · faithfulness
Quality of being real
- earnestnessGenuine seriousness of intent
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- unfeignedAuthentically felt, not pretended
true-hearted · wholehearted · realness · unpretentious · guileless · ingenuous · pure · unadulterated
Moral excellence
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- purityUncontaminated quality
respectability · dignity · virtuousness · ethical · high-minded · upstanding · blamelessness · squeaky-clean
uprightness
Moral correctness and honesty
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- incorruptibilityImmunity to moral compromise
trustworthiness · reliability · principled · scruples · conscience · steadfastness · dependability · soundness · wholeness · unimpeachable
frankness
Direct, unguarded honesty
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
plainspokenness · outspokenness · straightforwardness · openness · guilelessness · explicitness · plainness · heart-to-heart · ingenuousness · articulateness
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- visibilityRange of clear sight
clarity · forthrightness · accessibility · lucidity · explicitness · unambiguousness · open-book
veracity
Conformity to fact
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- factualnessAdherence to truth
- correctnessState of being accurate
exactness · fidelity · validity · authenticity · objectivity · credibility · reliability · correspondence · faithfulness · precision
genuineness
Quality of being real
- earnestnessGenuine seriousness of intent
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
unfeigned · true-hearted · wholehearted · realness · unpretentious · guileless · ingenuous · pure · unadulterated · well-meaning
goodness
Moral excellence
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- nobilityTitled ruling class
purity · respectability · dignity · virtuousness · ethical · high-minded · upstanding · blamelessness · squeaky-clean
- Wholesome thingskindness, love, family, friendship, laughter
- valuesvalue, worth, fairness, morals, good
- abstract nounsbeauty, truth, justice, wisdom, courage
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
- character buildingintegrity, resilience, self-discipline, confidence, sportsmanship
- character traitspersonality, virtue, temperament, disposition, integrity
honestydishonesty
Disposition toward falsehood
lying · deception · falsehood · mendacity · untruthfulness
honestycorruption
Dishonest abuse of power
dishonesty · crookedness · unscrupulousness · fraudulence · double-dealing
honestyinsincerity
Lack of genuine feeling
hypocrisy · two-facedness · duplicity · pretense · dissembling
- be honestSpeak without deception
- to be honestPhrase preceding candor
- being honestStating facts sincerely
- in all honestyPhrase preceding sincere statement
- honest mistakeUnintended error without deception
- honest to GodEmphatic assertion of truthfulness
honest, honestly, dishonest, dishonesty, dishonestly, honest-to-goodness, dishonesties