- Lunaria biennis
- Honesty Hon"es*ty, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF.
honest['e], onest['e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet['e]), L. honestas.
See {Honest}, a.]
1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness;
decency. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. [1913 Webster]
That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. --1 Tim. ii. 2. [1913 Webster]
3. Chastity; modesty. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also {lunary} and {moonwort}. {Lunaria biennis} is common honesty; {Lunaria rediva} is perennial honesty.
Syn: Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
