honorableness

1 7.4

A quality of being honest and fair that earns respect

noun
/ˈhɒnərəbəl.nəs/

: honorabilidad

Her honorableness is recognized by everyone in the community.

Examples

The honorableness of his actions earned him a medal.
Her honorableness was evident in the way she treated everyone with fairness and dignity.
Acts of honorableness are valued in every culture and society.
The judge was known for his honorableness throughout his long and respected career.
The honorableness of her actions was recognized by the entire community, as she consistently helped those in need.
His honorableness was evident in the way he treated others, always showing kindness and integrity.
The award was given in recognition of the honorableness displayed throughout her career in public service.

Synonyms

honor

vshonorableness

498 2.2

Respect given to a person for good moral behavior

frames the same moral basis as grounds for being respected socially

dignity

vshonorableness

358 3.2

Calm, respectful behaviour that shows self-respect in hard times

applies the same worthiness to moral standing rather than personal poise

integrity

vshonorableness

340 4.3

Being honest and doing what is right

treats those principles as grounds for deserved social respect

virtue

vshonorableness

215 3.8

A good personal quality like honesty or kindness

highlights being worthy of respect because of those qualities

decency

vshonorableness

139 3.0

Polite, respectful behavior that follows common social rules

emphasizes deep moral standards rather than surface politeness

goodness

vshonorableness

130 1.0

Kind, honest, and fair behaviour in a person

relates those moral qualities to being worthy of respect and esteem

righteousness

vshonorableness

92 6.5

Being good and fair in how you act

emphasizes being regarded with respect for moral rightness

nobility

vshonorableness

Formal

19 5.0

Being morally good and acting with kindness and honor

is similar but stresses deserving broad respect rather than lofty ideals

respectability

vshonorableness

18 4.6

Being seen by other people as proper and having a good name

focuses on moral deserving of respect rather than mere social approval

rightness

vshonorableness

8 5.1

A state of being morally good and fair in actions

puts more weight on being seen as deserving respect than abstract correctness

rectitude

vshonorableness

Formal

6 8.8

Being honest and doing what is right

casts the idea as deserving respect rather than mere correctness

uprightness

vshonorableness

1 5.6

Being honest and doing the right thing

focuses more on being worthy of respect than on honesty alone

nobleness

vshonorableness

Formal

1 6.6

Being kind and honest in a way people respect

focuses more on being viewed as deserving respect than on bearing

saintliness

vshonorableness

1 7.4

Being very kind, patient, and seen as holy

is like that but less religious and more about moral regard

virtuousness

vshonorableness

1 6.9

Being honest and doing what is right

focuses on being seen as deserving respect because of those standards

moral excellence

vshonorableness

1 6.1

Being very good at doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

stresses being regarded with respect rather than only the actions themselves

rightfulness

vshonorableness

1 7.1

Being morally and legally correct and fair

puts weight on moral worth and deserved respect beyond legality

ethicality

vshonorableness

1 8.2

A quality of acting in a morally right way

views that conformity as reason to deserve social respect

venerability

vshonorableness

Formal

1 8.7

Being worthy of deep respect and honour

links the quality to moral worth rather than to age or position

decentness

vshonorableness

1 4.4

A quality that shows polite, honest behavior and neat clothes

stresses inner moral worth beyond outward properness

noble-mindedness

vshonorableness

7.9

A quality of thinking and acting with high moral standards and fairness

places more weight on being regarded as worthy of respect

admirableness

vshonorableness

7.0

The quality of being worthy of respect and praise for good actions

is narrower, stressing moral standards as the cause of that admiration

admirability

vshonorableness

6.7

A quality that makes people respect a person or thing

focuses on moral reasons for being seen as deserving respect

Antonyms

dishonorableness

1 9.3

A quality of not being worthy of respect

How Honorable

nobility

Formal

19 5.0

honorableness

1 7.4

respectability

18 4.6

dishonor

30 5.1

shame

592 2.3

Surface Forms

honorableness singular

honorablenesses plural

Morphology

honorableness = honorable (transparent) = honor + able + ness

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ness' to the clear adjective 'honorable', yielding the state or quality expressed by that adjective.

Etymology

Honorableness comes from the simple word honor, which means 'respect', plus the endings -able, meaning 'able', and -ness, which turns a word into a 'quality'. So, honorableness is the quality of being deserving of 'respect'.