honorary
67
5.6
- adjective
- /ˈɑːnərɛri/
- Formal
:
honorario
- We voted you our honorary den mother for your service to the group.
- an honorary degree
- an honorary doctorate
- honorary membership
And Usain Bolt, of course, he's an honorary American at this point, I think.
- And Usain Bolt, of course, he's an honorary American at this point, I think.
- So I was at Cambridge when Jordan returned, having been denied his honorary fellowship to come and study for a bit.
- He's giving me a letter that says, OK, Miles, you are honorary Mujahideen.
- They they made me an honorary member of one of the teams there and they brought out a jersey.
- You're like an honorary American by this time, Like you've lived how many years I've been here Five years.
- He will be given a post humus honorary doctorate by Royal Holloway, University of London as well in that year.
- And it was, I didn't know he had received his honorary graduation or diploma until like a day or two after.
- He talked to Sean, Eddie's brother, and he just kind of became this like, honorary godfather figure who was guiding us through this process and helping and supporting.
Examples
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We voted you our honorary den mother!
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Sotomayor received an honorary degree and participated in a forum about the future.
Academic text (2017) -
We the boys will be honorary race officials for the race.
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You can be an honorary lady.
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I wanted to talk with my honorary nephew as soon as possible.
Fiction book (1994) -
Winners were given a medal and made members of an honorary society called the B Club.
Fiction book (2001) -
Oh, they made me an honorary tribesman.
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What do you say we induct him as an honorary member?
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Queen Elizabeth has awarded the title in honorary form to Reagan and Bush.
Fiction book (1994) -
Two years later, at Oxford, he received an honorary doctorate of letters and met King Edward VII.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
2
7.2
Showing respect to a person, often as a title or award
A degree given as an honor without completing the usual study
Compounds
- Formal
9
4.6
A title a university gives to show respect for someone's work without study or exams
- Formal
A group that gives membership to people for good work in a field like science or art
How Official
- Formal
68
6.8
∞
2.3
- Formal
60
5.7
- Formal
67
5.6
98
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Honorary comes from the common word honor meaning 'honour'. So an honorary title or degree is given 'as an honor' to show respect and usually comes without the usual tasks or pay.