honor
12
9.9
- noun
- /ˈɑːnər/
- Archaic
- 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
22
4.4
Sexual purity that some people expect for moral reasons
19
3.3
The state of not having had sex, often used about women
18
4.6
Being seen by other people as proper and having a good name
1
5.9
A woman's not having sex before marriage
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
46
3.4
The highest United States military award given for very brave acts in battle
- Formal
9
4.7
The highest United States medal given to members of the military for very great bravery in battle
- Offensive
5
8.6
The killing of a family member, often a woman or girl, by relatives who think she brought shame
- 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.