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Definition: Honorable |
HonorableAdjective1. Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight". 2. Showing or characterized by honor and integrity; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country". 3. Used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer". 4. Adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone". 5. Deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "honorable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Honorable \Hon"or*a*ble\, adjective. [French expression honorable, from Latin expression honorabilis.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | HONORABLE, adj. Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable gentleman is a scurvy cur.". Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
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Synonyms: HonorableSynonyms: estimable (adj), ethical (adj), good (adj), honest (adj), honourable (adj), moral (adj), respectable (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: dishonest (adj), dishonorable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Approbation | Be praised; receive honorable mention; be in favor with, be in high favor with; ring with the praises of, win golden opinions, gain credit, find favor with, stand well in the opinion of; laudari a laudato viro. |
Atonement | Apologize, beg pardon, fair l'amende honorable, give satisfaction; come down on one's knees, fall down on one's knees, down on one's marrow bones. |
Amends, apology, amende honorable, satisfaction; peace offering, sin offering, burnt offering; scapegoat, sacrifice. | |
Observance | Adjective: observant, faithful, true, loyal; honorable; true as the dial to the sun, true as the needle to the pole; punctual, punctilious; literal; (exact); as good as one's word. |
Probity | Verb: be honorable; Adjective: deal honorably, deal squarely, deal impartially, deal fairly; speak the truth; (veracity); draw a straight furrow; tell the truth and shame the Devil, vitam impendere vero; show a proper spirit, make a point of; do one's duty; (virtue). |
Adverb: honorable; Adjective: bona fide; on the square, in good faith, honor bright, foro conscientiae, with clean hands. | |
Adjective: upright; honest, honest as daylight; veracious; virtuous; honorable; fair, right, just, equitable, impartial, evenhanded, square; fair and aboveboard, open and aboveboard; white. | |
Repute | Great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely. imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven-born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche; sacrosanct. |
Veracity | Adjective: truthful, true; veracious, veridical; scrupulous; (honorable); sincere, candid, frank, open, straightforward, unreserved; open hearted, true hearted, simple-hearted; honest, trustworthy; undissembling; (dissemble; ); guileless, pure; truth-loving; unperjured; true blue, as good as one's word; unaffected, unfeigned, bona fide; outspoken, ingenuous; (artless); undisguised; (real). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Honorable |
| English words defined with "honorable": Bend sinister ♦ Digne, dishonest ♦ ethical ♦ Gloried, Graced ♦ High-souled, honor, honorably, honour, honourable ♦ moral ♦ Noble metals, noblesse oblige ♦ rectitude ♦ To dry up ♦ unscrupulous, uprightly, uprightness ♦ worthy. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "honorable": Asp ♦ Boast of England ♦ CANNON, Counting ♦ Dolorous Dettie, Dome ♦ Fishhooks, From hence ♦ Horse ♦ INAUSPICIOUSLY, Incest, Island ♦ Kiss ♦ machination, majesty, Mortification ♦ Nails, Nominee ♦ Pawn-shop, Plagiarism, Punch ♦ Rattle, regalia, resign, Re-sign ♦ Satan ♦ Voice ♦ Weaving, Window, Wine. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "honorable": Dehonestate. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Honorable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (creditable, decent, honorable, honourable, reputable, respectable), Spanish (honorable, honourable, respectable, white, worshipful). |
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Screenplays | There are worse things than an honorable death (Batman Beyond; writing credit: Hilary Bader; Stan Berkowitz) One of those fine-mannered and honorable gentlemen (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; writing credit: Robert Louis Stevenson; Samuel Hoffenstein) I need to know if your intentions are honorable. (The 10th Kingdom; writing credit: Simon Moore) You see, as honorable as your intentions were, you too were out of bed after hours You will join your classmates in detention (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; writing credit: Steven Kloves) I exceed to honorable request of thugs (Shadow of Chinatown; writing credit: William Buchanan; Robert F. Hill) | |
Movie/TV Titles | El Honorable señor Valdez (1973) Certain Honorable Men (1968) Honorable Family Problem (1962) El Honorable inquilino (1951) L' Honorable Catherine (1943) | |
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 | Colonel E. Lester Jones and Honorable J. D. Craig On EXPLORER on International Boundary Commission inspection tour Colonel Jones was a founder of the American Legion. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Ship's Sponsor, Miss Anna Hoch, with her parents and Maid of Honor at the launching ceremonies, 12 August 1905. Kansas was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp. at Camden, New Jersey. Those present are (from left to right): Miss Ora Allen, Maid of Honor; Mrs. E.W. Hoch, mother of the Sponsor; Miss Anna Hoch; and The Honorable E.W. Hoch, Governor of Kansas and father of the Sponsor. Credit: NAVY. |
 | "The first phase of reactivation work began today (Tuesday, December 5) aboard the heavy cruiser USS Los Angeles (CA-135) at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Today, Yard workmen removed the ship's gun covers and prepared for all-out reactivation. When the ship is re-commissioned, probably during mid-January 1951, special ceremonies will be held and it is hoped by local Navy officials that the Honorable Fletcher Bowrow, Mayor of Los Angeles, will be present." Text quoted from the original photo caption, which was released on 5 December 1950. The ship recommissioned on 27 January 1951, following reactivation work at Hunter's Point, San Francisco, California, where this photograph was taken. Credit: NAVY. |  | One honorable tin box. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Honorable Buck Kilgore in his great act of kicking the capstone from the Washington Monument. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The Honorable Sherman Adams, assistant to the President of the United States, delivering an address at the dinner in honor of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Forest Service, held in the Statler Hotel, Washington, D.C. February 4, 1955. On the right, E.L. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | For submitting a suggestion which saves time in copper mining operations, Joseph Ekstrom has been given honorable mention from the Board for Individual Awards, War Production Drive headquarters. His suggestion saves from three to five minutes every time t. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mackintosh, Hugh, Honorable, portrait photograph. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Lytton, Neville, Honorable, portrait photograph. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Panoramic photo of Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company parading at Dewey Square, Oct. 3, 190, Boston, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Citium Zeno | No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil. |
Horace | It is sweet and honorable to die for one's country. |
| A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient. | |
Mencius | All men have in themselves that which is truly honorable. Only they do not think of it. |
Nathan Hale | Every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. |
Pindar | A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality. |
Sir Thomas Browne | I dare, without usurpation, assume the honorable style of a Christian. |
Thomas Fuller | Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak. |
Vice President Thomas Jefferson | The second office of this government is honorable & easy, the first is but a splendid misery. |
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Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The professor made me great acknowledgments for communicating these observations, and promised to make honorable mention of me in his treatise |
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Children | Nepal | Some persons, in fact, consider marrying a girl before menarche an honorable, sacred act that increases one's chances of a better afterlife. (references) |
Economic History | Barbados | Graduated November 1970 at The Honorable Society of the Inner Temple, London, England as Barrister-at-Law. (references) |
Burkina Faso | In 1984, Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso, meaning "the country of honorable people." But many of the strict security and austerity measures taken by Sankara provoked resistance. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RESIGN, v.t. To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage. 'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed A true renunciation Of title, rank and every kind Of military station -- Each honorable station. By his example fired -- inclined To noble emulation, The country humbly was resigned To Leonard's resignation -- His Christian resignation. Politian Greame |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Whilst other portions of mankind are laboring under the distresses of war or struggling with adversity in other forms, the United States are in the tranquil enjoyment of prosperous and honorable peace. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | With this all differences were settled by a treaty, founded on conditions fair and honorable to both, and which has been so far executed with perfect good faith. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Prompt measures, when the refusal of France shall be complete, will not only be most honorable and just, but will have the best effect upon our national character. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Nor do we mistake honorable negotiation for appeasement. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Our hope that all of this will someday happen rests on the conviction that we, the American people and our allies, will and are going to see Vietnam through to an honorable peace. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | We've seen a powerful new current from an old and honorable tradition--American generosity. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | America is a strong nation, and honorable in the use of our strength. |
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| "Honorable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Honorable" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 66.67% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (proper) | 33.33% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 6 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "honorable". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Timo | N/A | Ancient Greek | Honorable |
| Bartimeus | N/A | Biblical | Son of the honorable |
| Jochebed | N/A | Biblical | Honorable |
| Timeus | N/A | Biblical | Honorable |
| Timon | N/A | Biblical | Honorable |
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Expressions using "honorable": Amende honorable ♦ honorable mention ♦ honorable undertaking ♦ right honorable. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "honorable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | me nderime (honourable), i respektueshëm (deferential, estimable, honourable, respectful), i nderuar (honored, honourable, honoured, laurelled, patriarchal, reputable, respectable, venerable, well thought out, worshipful), i ndershëm (clean, clean-living, disinterested, fair, fair and square, fair dealing, guileless, honest, honourable, incorrupt, on the level, scrupulous, sportsmanlike, stainless, straightforward, whole-souled). (various references) | |
Arabic | كريم (benign, big hearted, cream, custard, decent, generous, gentle, good, good hearted, good natured, gracious, high minded, honourable, kind, kindly, lavish, liberal, noble, noble-minded, obliging, open handed, precious, respectable, valuable, warm-hearted), محترم (admired, esteemed, honourable, respectable, respected), مشرف (commanding, dominant, honorific, honourable, overlooking), مبجل (dignified, distinguished, esteemed, glorified, honourable, reverend, reverent, venerable), تبجيلي (honourable, reverent, reverential), جليل (august, dignified, exalted, glorious, grand, grave, great, honourable, important, imposing, lofty, magnificent, portly, respectable, significant, solemn, splendid, stately, sublime, venerable), جدير بالإجلال, الشريف (honourable, peer), شريف (honourable, noble, noble origin, proper, reputable, sheriff, upstanding, virtuous). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | уважаем (esteemed, honourable), честен (above board, clean-fingered, downright, fair, fair dealing, foursquare, honest, honourable, loyal, right, righteous, single, sportsmanlike, Square, straight, straightforward, truthful, upstanding, veracious, white, worthy), благороден (exalted, generous, gentle, grand, high minded, honourable, humane, magnanimous, noble-minded, sublime, white), почтен (clean, hoary, honest, honorary, honourable, law abiding, loyal, orderly, reputable, respectable, right, savoury, upright, upstanding, worthy), почетен (honored, honorific, honourable, honoured), почитаем (dear, esteemed, honored, honourable, honoured). (various references) | |
Chinese | 誠實 (honest, honesty, truthful), 高尚 (Aboveboard, honourable, Noble), 光彩 (reputable), 公 (common, just, public), 令 (command, decree, make or cause to be, order). (various references) | |
Czech | vážený (esteemed, estimable, honourable, reputable, respectable, respected), poctivý (decent, fair, honest, honourable, righteous, Square, straight, straightforward, upright, upstanding), poèestný (honourable), ctihodný (honourable, respectable, Reverend, ven, venerable, worshipful, worthy), úctyhodný (considerable, honourable, respectable, venerable), èestný (above board, decent, face saving, gentlemanlike, honest, honorary, honourable, on the up and up, righteous, right-minded, straight, upstanding). (various references) | |
Danish | hæderlig kontrakt (honorable undertaking), på basis af gensidig tillid (honorable undertaking, honourable undertaking). (various references) | |
Dutch | eerlijke zaak (honorable undertaking, honourable undertaking). (various references) | |
Farsi | پسندیده (Acceptable, Admirable, Desirable, Good), محترم (Respectable, Reverent), لایق احترام , ستوده (Exemplary, Laudable), ابرومند (Respectable, Respectful, Responsible, Smug), شایان تعریف , شریف (Noble, Patrician), شرافتمندانه , بزرگوار (Magnaimous). (various references) | |
French | honorable (honourable). (various references) | |
German | ehrenwert (honourable). (various references) | |
Greek | έντιμοσ (equitable, honest, honourable, respectable, Square, straightforward, upright, upstanding), αξιότιμοσ (estimable, honourable). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מכובד (dignified, honourable, reputable, respectable, seemly, stately, worthy), מביע כבוד (deferential), אבגינוס (nobleman, righteous), נכבד (distinguished, honourable, notable, respectable, respected, venerable). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tiszteletreméltó (respectable), tiszteletre méltó (respectable, reverend), méltóságos (right honourable). (various references) | |
Indonesian | terpuji (admirable, exalted, laudable), terhormat (dear, esteemed, honored, respected). (various references) | |
Italian | onorevole (honourable, member of parliament, respectable). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 堅い (hard, steadfast, stuffy writing). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かたい (carelessness, certain, difficult, firm, hard, lower leg, lower limbs, lower part of the body, mistake, negligence, solemn, solid, steadfast, stubborn, stuffy writing, unpolished writing). (various references) | |
Korean | 훌륭한 (Commendable, honourable). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onorablehay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | ilustre (honourable), honroso (honourable). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | honradas. (various references) | |
Romanian | stimabil (estimable, honourable), onorabil (creditable, creditably, earnest, gentlemanlike, honest, honestly, honorably, honourable, honourably, reputable, respectable, upright, useful, venerable, worthy), onest (candid, foursquare, honest, honourable, mensurable, Square, upright), cinstit (above board, candid, chaste, clean-fingered, correctly, fair, foursquare, gentlemanlike, guileless, honest, honestly, honest-minded, honourable, mensurable, on the level, on the up and up, open, reliable, reputable, respectable, righteous, scrupulous, simple, sincere, sincerely, sporting, sportsmanlike, Square, straightforward, true, trustful, truthful, unfeigned, upright, venerable, virtuous), care face cinste (honourable), bine (well). (various references) | |
Russian | честный;почетный, честный (clean-handed, honest, white-handed), знатный (gently born), благородный (noble, noble-minded, whole-souled), достопочтенный (honourable, worthy). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | častan (honourable, reverend). (various references) | |
Spanish | honorable (honourable, respectable, white, worshipful). (various references) | |
Swedish | hedrande (honourable), hedervärd (honourable), hedersam (honourable), hederlig (honest, honourable), rättskaffens (honest, righteous, upright), ärofull (glorious, honourable, illustrious). (various references) | |
Thai | ีซึ่งมีเกียรติ. (various references) | |
Turkish | yüce (almighty, big, elevated, eminent, exalted, great-hearted, high, honourable, lofty, magnanimous, noble, paramount, sacrosanct, serene, soaring, sovereign, spheric, stately, sublime, supreme, towering), saygın (commanding, decent, esteemed, honourable, important, notable, prestigious, reputable, respectable, valued), saygıdeğer (August, christian, considered, esteemed, estimable, honourable, respectable, Reverend, venerable, well-considered, worshipful, worthy), onurlu (honored, honourable, honoured, proud, self-respecting), namuslu (fair, honest, honourable, level, modest, pure, respectable, untainted, upright, vestal, virtuous), muhterem (August, estimable, honourable, patriarchal, Reverend, venerable, worshipful), şerefli (dignified, glorious, honored, honourable, honoured, proud, reputable). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | чесний (above board, bona fide, clean-fingered, clean-handed, conscientious, fair, fair dealing, faithful, honest, honourable, scrupulous, sincere, single minded, stainless, straight, straightforward, upright, white-handed), шанований (esteemed, estimable, honourable, reputable, worshipful, worthy), знатний (gently born, honourable, noble), почесний (honorary, honorific, honourable). (various references) | |
Welsh | ceinmyg (praiseworthy), anrhydeddus. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ampliorem, ampliori, amplioris, amplius, amplus, decora, decoram, decoraque, decoras, decori, decoris, decoros, decorum, decorus, honesta, honestarum, honestas, honeste, honestiori, honestum, honestus, honorabile, honorabilis, honorifica, honorifice, honorificum, ingenuus, inpudentissimi, liberali, liberalissimi, pudens, recolitus. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Polloi men oun ex autwn episteusan kai twn ellhnidwn gunaikwn twn euschmonwn kai andrwn ouk oligoi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et multi quidem crediderunt ex eis et gentilium mulierum honestarum et viri non pauci |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And manye of hem bileueden and of hethen wymmen onest and men not a fewe. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not a feawe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Therefore many of them believed; also of honorable women who were Greeks, and of men not a few. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 17, Verse 12 |
| Albanian | Shumë nga ata, pra, besuan bashkë me një numër jo të vogël grash fisnike greke dhe burrash. |
| Cebuano | Busa daghan kanila ang mitoo, uban sa dili diriyot nga mga hamiling babaye nga Gresyanhon, ug mga lalaki usab. |
| Croatian | Mnogi od njih stoga povjerovaše, a tako i nemalo uglednih grèkih žena i muževa. |
| Danish | Så troede da mange af dem og ikke få af de fornemme græske Kvinder og Mænd. |
| Dutch | Velen dan uit hen geloofden, en van de Griekse eerlijke vrouwen en van de mannen niet weinige. |
| Finnish | Ja monet heistä uskoivat, niin myös useat ylhäiset kreikkalaiset naiset ja miehet. |
| French | Plusieurs d`entre eux crurent, ainsi que beaucoup de femmes grecques de distinction, et beaucoup d`hommes. |
| German | So glaubten nun viele aus ihnen, auch der griechischen ehrbaren Weiber und Männer nicht wenige. |
| Haitian Creole | Anpil ladan yo te kwè. Konsa, anpil gran medam ak anpil gason nan moun peyi Lagrès yo te kwè. |
| Hungarian | Sokan hivének azért õ közülök; sõt az elõkelõ görög asszonyok és férfiak közül is nem kevesen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Banyak di antara mereka percaya kepada Yesus, dan tidak sedikit pula orang-orang Yunani terkemuka, yang percaya; baik wanita maupun pria. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Oleh sebab itu banyaklah orang di antara mereka itu yang percaya, demikian juga daripada perempuan Gerika yang kaya-kaya dan banyak laki-laki. |
| Italian | Molti di loro credettero e anche alcune donne greche della nobiltà e non pochi uomini. |
| Maori | Na he tokomaha o ratou i whakapono; kihai hoki i tokoiti nga wahine rangatira o nga Kariki, me nga tane hoki. |
| Norwegian | Mange av disse kom da til troen, og ikke få av de fornemme greske kvinner og menn. |
| Portuguese | De sorte que muitos deles creram, bem como bom número de mulheres gregas de alta posição e não poucos homens. |
| Rumanian | Mulyi dintre ei wi din femeile cu vazq ale Grecilor, wi mulyi bqrbayi au crezut. |
| Shuar | Tuma ásar Untsurí shuar Yus-shuar ajasarmiayi. Tura Kriaku aents nuwa penkeri armia nusha aishmansha umikiarmiayi. |
| Spanish | En consecuencia, creyeron muchos de ellos; y también de las mujeres griegas distinguidas y de los hombres, no pocos. |
| Swahili | Wengi wao waliamini na pia wanawake wa Kigiriki wa tabaka la juu na wanaume pia. |
| Swedish | Många av dem kommo därigenom till tro, likaså ganska många ansedda grekiska kvinnor och jämväl män. |
| Uma | Ka'omea-na, wori' to Yahudi toera to mepangala' -mi hi Yesus, pai' wori' to Yunani to bohe hanga' -ra, mepangala' wo'o-ramo hi Yesus, lompe' tomane lompe' tobine. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "honorable": honorableness, honorablenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "honorable": dishonorable. (additional references) | |
Words containing "honorable": dishonorableness, dishonorablenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Honorable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: honerable, hounorable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "honorable" (pronounced Ä"nerubul) |
| 7 | Ä" n er u b u l | dishonorable. |
| 6 | -n er u b u l | hon, invulnerable, venerable, vulnerable. |
| 5 | -er u b u l | inexorable, admirable, answerable, comparable, considerable, deliverable, discoverable, favorable, imponderable, incomparable, innumerable, inoperable, inseparable, insufferable, intolerable, irreparable, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, miserable, operable, pleasurable, preferable, recoverable, tolerable, unalterable, unanswerable, unfavorable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insatiable, inscrutable, insoluble, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, marketable, microwavable, miscible, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-h-l-n-o-o-r" | |
-2 letters: borneol. | |
-3 letters: bolero, borane, boreal, enhalo, herbal, loaner, nobler, reloan, robalo. | |
-4 letters: abhor, abler, aboon, alone, anole, baler, baron, beano, blare, blear, bohea, bolar, boner, boral, borne, boron, enrol, haler, haole, heron, honer, honor, horal, labor, learn, lobar, loner, loran, nerol, noble, obeah, obole, rehab, renal, roble. | |
-5 letters: able, aeon, aero, aloe, bale, bane. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-h-l-n-o-o-r" | |
+1 letter: honourable. | |
+3 letters: dishonorable. | |
+4 letters: honorableness, nonbehavioral. | |
+5 letters: hemoglobinuria, honorabilities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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