Honnêtement

Part of Speech

adverb

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 ehrlich gesagt , 🇪🇸 honestamente , 🇮🇹 onestamente , 🇵🇹 honestamente , 🇨🇳 老实地说 , 🇯🇵 正直に言って , 🇰🇷 정직하게 말하면 , 🇸🇦 بصفة ح estaven , 🇮🇳 सचाई से

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Etymology

The French adverb *honnêtement* is built from the adjective *honnête*, which comes from Old French *honeste*. This adjective in turn is borrowed from Latin *honestus*, meaning “honorable, sincere, truthful” (it is related to *honor*). The French adverbial suffix *‑ment* (from Latin *‑mentum*) is appended, giving *honnêtement* “in an honest or sincere manner.”

Synonyms

franchement sincèrement candidement à vrai dire sans ambages directement en toute franchise sans détour

Antonyms

malhonnêtement frauduleusement mensongèrement sournoisement trompeusement