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HONOR
/ˈɑ.nɚ/
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What does HONOR mean?
noun
- Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
- The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
- 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.
More meanings (17)
noun
- A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it).
- The privilege of going first.
- The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
- A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
- A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
- The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point).
- In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
- a dragon or wind tile.
- (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
verb
- To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
- To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
- To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
- To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
proper noun
- A female given name from English.
- A surname.
- Former name of Honnavar (“Indian town”).
interjection
- (archaic) On one's honor; truthfully.
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IPA pronunciation
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Everybody was as good to me as they could be, and a maid of honor gave me the stirrup-cup her own self.
They were not only after this one tree, but many, and with his body it was their plan to kill his honor.
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In the midst of his reverie he heard some one saying to him, “Will Monsieur do me the honor to follow me?”
She threw open a window and pointed to a statuette which occupied the place of honor among the ornaments of the room.
Though Freeland was a slaveholder, and shared many of the vices of his class, he seemed alive to the sentiment of honor.