honor
276
9.9
- noun
- /ˈɑːnər/
- Archaic
:
honor
- Handing over $2,000 to protect the lady's honor.
- honor killings
- family honor
- a woman's honor
Examples
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It was a matter of honor, defending a woman's honor.
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We're gonna defend her honor.
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I will defend your honor until I die.
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Diana does not have to sacrifice anything to preserve the honor of her house.
Academic text (2000) -
She will never stain the honor of this island and the name of your father.
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But, like Allegra, she had never sacrificed her honor in order to fill her belly.
Fiction book (1991) -
To protect her reputation, he vowed to preserve her honor at all costs.
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In that society, a woman's honor was deemed more important than her life.
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His actions were seen as a violation of her honor, prompting widespread condemnation.
Synonyms
23
4.4
Sexual purity that some people expect for moral reasons
19
4.6
Being seen by other people as proper and having a good name
18
3.3
The state of not having had sex, often used about women
1
5.9
A woman's not having sex before marriage
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
28
3.4
The highest United States military award given for very brave acts in battle
- Offensive
10
8.6
The killing of a family member, often a woman or girl, by relatives who think she brought shame
- Formal
8
4.7
The highest United States medal given to members of the military for very great bravery in battle
- Formal
1
4.1
A group of people who stand in line to welcome an important person or honor a dead person
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the older sense of honor is to think of it as 'reputation' or public respect; in earlier times speaking of a woman's honor meant her 'virtue' because that idea was tied to family reputation.