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Noun: honesty  ó-ni-stee
  1. The quality of being honest
    "His honesty in admitting his mistakes was refreshing";
    - honestness
     
  2. Southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
    "She grew honesty for its beautiful silver dollars";
    - silver dollar, money plant, satin flower, satinpod, Lunaria annua

Derived forms: honesties

See also: bent [Brit, informal], corrupt, crooked [informal], square, straight

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, righteousness

Part of: genus Lunaria, Lunaria

Encyclopedia: Honesty, Ohio