honourable
/ˈɒnəəbəl/AH-nur-uh-buhl
/ˈɑnɚəbəl/AH-nur-uh-buhl
Meaningable to be honoured
Common meaning: deserving respect
Other meanings: honest
- honourrespect paid; a public officeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 861 · scan
- ableable to be
Journey through time
- Latinhonor (honōs), -ōris‘respect paid’
- Middle Englishhonoursource
- Englishhonour‘high respect’
- Englishformed in English from honourhonourable‘deserving respect’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from honour + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HONOUR, p.270 · scan
Roots
- honor (honōs), -ōris Latin “respect paid; a public office”
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