Honor

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