## Meanings
1. Always telling the truth and not cheating or lying.
2. Truthful and sincere; saying what you really think.
3. Earned in a fair way, without cheating or stealing.

## Examples
- She is an honest person who never tells lies.
- He gave an honest account of what happened.
- They make an honest living from their small farm.

## Synonyms
- earnest
- forthright
- foursquare
- frank
- genuine
- legitimate
- square
- straight
- straightforward
- true
- trustworthy
- truthful

## Antonyms
- dishonest
- hypocritical
- insincere
- shady

## Derived Forms
- honest-to-god
- honest-to-gods
- honest-to-goodness
- honest-to-hannah
- honestly
- honestness
- honesty
- overhonest
- underhonest
- unhonest

## Related Forms
- truth
- veracity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: honest
- Root: honeste
- Root: honestus
- Root: sōþfæst

## Etymology
From Middle English honest, honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”), from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honestāre (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced native Old English sōþfæst (literally “truth-firm”).

## AI Etymology
Honest comes from Middle English honest, honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”), from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus, from honor. For the verb, see Latin honestāre (“to clothe or adorn with honour”), and compare French honester. Displaced native Old English sōþfæst (literally “truth-firm”). In current use, the main senses are “Always telling the truth and not cheating or lying” and “Truthful and sincere; saying what you really think”.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Ethics & Social Judgment

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