honour or US honor(ˈɒnə
)
Definitions
noun
- personal integrity; allegiance to moral principles
- fame or glory
- a person or thing that wins this for another ⇒
he is an honour to the school
- (often plural) great respect, regard, esteem, etc, or an outward sign of this
- (often plural) high or noble rank
- a privilege or pleasure ⇒
it is an honour to serve you
- a woman's virtue or chastity
- bridge poker any of the top five cards in a suit or any of the four aces at no trumps
- whist any of the top four cards
- golf the right to tee off first
- See do honour to
- See do the honours
- See honour bright
- See in honour bound
- See in honour of
- See on one's honour
verb (tr)
- to hold in respect or esteem
- to show courteous behaviour towards
- to worship
- to confer a distinction upon
- to accept and then pay when due (a cheque, draft, etc)
- to keep (one's promise); fulfil (a previous agreement)
- to bow or curtsy to (one's dancing partner)
See also
honoursAlternative Forms
ˈhonourer ˈhonorer noun ˈhonourless ˈhonorless adjectiveWord Origin
C12: from Old French onor, from Latin honor esteemSynonyms
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Honour (ˈɒnə)
Definitions
noun
- preceded by Your, His, or Her
- a title used to or of certain judges
- (in Ireland) a form of address in general use
Quotations
"Duty, honour! We make these words say whatever we want, the same as we do with parrots"
"If I lose mine honour,I lose myself"
"Remember, you're fighting for this woman's honour....which is probably more than she ever did"
"The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons"
"There is no honour among thieves"
Translations
- British English:
honour
Honour means doing what you believe to be right and being confident that you have done what is right.I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government.ˈɒnə NOUN I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government.
- Spanish:
honor
nm
- French:
honneur
nm
- German:
Ehre
nf
- Chinese: 荣誉 n
- Arabic: شَرَف n
- Portuguese: honra nf
- Russian: честь nf
- Croatian: čast nf
- Czech: čest nf
- Danish: ære nutr
- Dutch: eer n
- Finnish: kunnia n
- Greek: τιμή nf
- Italian: onore nm
- Japanese: 道義心 n
- Korean: 명예 n
- Norwegian: ære nm
- Polish: honor nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: honra nf
- European Spanish:
honor
nm
- Swedish: ära nutr
- Thai: เกียรติยศ n
- Turkish: onur n
- Vietnamese: danh dự n
Usage examples
No doubt you will think I should feel the honour more deeply.
, THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)It was an honour to have Ed play on the album; we both have a great deal of admiration for each other's guitar styles.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)Guest of honour in Killarney was Mr Brian O'Mahony of the Irish Haemophilia Society, Kerry Person of the Year.
Irish Times (2002)She regards both insults as badges of honour and testaments to her effectiveness.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He released Lee and his soldiers on their honour and let the men keep their horses" for the spring plowing".
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)