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Word: Honesty
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈɒnɪsti
the quality of being honest
Short Definition:quality of being honest
Examples:- they spoke with convincing honesty about their fears
- it was not, in all honesty, an auspicious debut
a European plant with purple or white flowers and round, flat, translucent seed pods which are used for indoor flower arrangements.
Short Definition:European plant with round, flat seed pods
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