honnêteté

French

Etymology

From Old French honesté, from Latin honestātem, reshaped as if from honnête +‎ -té starting from Middle French honesteté. Compare Spanish honestidad and Portuguese honestidade.

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔ.nɛt.te/, /ɔ.nɛ.tə.te/ ~ /ɔ.ne.tə.te/
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  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

honnêteté f (plural honnêtetés)

  1. honesty
    Antonym: malhonnêteté
    Near-synonyms: franchise, candeur

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