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  1. 1. a. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Chastity; modesty. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. 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; L. rediva is perennial honesty. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. the quality of being honest Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. Shak. 2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile. That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 1 Tim. ii. 2. 3. Chastity; modesty. Chaucer. To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak. 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; L. rediva is perennial honesty. Syn. -- Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness; faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor; plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity. Source: webster
  8. 8. Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having largeflat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautifulthan the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennisis common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. the quality of being honest n. southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration Source: ecdict

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