Definition:
- (n.) Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
- (n.) That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.
- (n.) A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege.
- (n.) That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank.
- (n.) Fame; reputation; credit.
- (n.) A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors.
- (n.) A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
- (n.) A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable.
- (n.) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
- (n.) Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.
- (n.) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors.
- (n.) To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.
- (n.) To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility.
- (n.) To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange.
Compare honor with other words:
honor vs. recognize
honor vs. humble
honor vs. reputation
donor vs. honor
contempt vs. honor
honor vs. nobility
eminence vs. honor
duty vs. honor
honor vs. irreverent
courage vs. honor
honor vs. tribute
honor vs. virtue
honor vs. sincerity
honor vs. regard
honor vs. open
honor vs. honorableness
esteem vs. honor
honesty vs. honor
honor vs. veneration
honor vs. observance
honor vs. proud
honor vs. power
celebration vs. honor
connection vs. honor
appraise vs. honor
honor vs. principal
honor vs. spell
honor vs. pride
honor vs. loyalty
fair vs. honor
celebrate vs. honor
honor vs. mark
honor vs. praise
accolade vs. honor
further vs. honor
gratitude vs. honor
glorify vs. honor
content vs. honor
commitment vs. honor
honor vs. unvarying
honor vs. match
appreciate vs. honor
honor vs. integrity
equality vs. honor
honor vs. risk
course vs. honor
honor vs. valor
goodness vs. honor
dignity vs. honor
honor vs. honorer
honor vs. honored
honor vs. pleasure
equal vs. honor
demonstration vs. honor
bounder vs. honor
honor vs. leg
honor vs. reverence
chap vs. honor
honor vs. love
elevate vs. honor
excellence vs. honor
honor vs. salute
dignify vs. honor
exalt vs. honor
baseness vs. honor
honor vs. libation
deference vs. honor
honor vs. sacred
betray vs. honor
honor vs. repudiate
bestow vs. honor
accordance vs. honor
abide vs. honor
conform vs. honor
honor vs. honorific
honor vs. honorary
honor vs. honorable
dishonorable vs. honor
dishonor vs. honor
gentlemanliness vs. honor
glory vs. honor
honor vs. privilege
bridge vs. honor
honor vs. ten
honor vs. jack
honor vs. king
honor vs. queen
ace vs. honor
escutcheon vs. honor
armorial vs. honor
honor vs. magnanimous
honor vs. virtuous
honor vs. noble
honest vs. honor
honor vs. moral
honor vs. honour
decoration vs. honor
ambitious vs. honor
honor vs. probity
honor vs. requiem
honor vs. laurel
honor vs. respect
honor vs. worship
chivalry vs. honor
crown vs. honor
honor vs. sublimate
duel vs. honor
honor vs. man
honor vs. molecule