ETYM Old Eng. honest, onest, Old Fren. honeste, oneste, French honnęte, Latin honestus, from honos, honor, honor. Related to Honor.
1. Marked by truth or sincerity.
2. Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; SYN. honorable.
3. Without dissimulation; frank.
4. Without pretensions.
Paul, 1854, [a] 1915, dt. Serologe u. Arzneimittelforscher; Entdecker des Salvarsans (1910) zur Syphilisbehandlung; Begr. der modernen Chemotherapie; Nobelpreis für Medizin 1908.
1. In an honest manner; honestly
2. With all sincerity