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honnêteté

honesty

noun oh-neh-teh-TEH Rare

Also means

integrity

Usage Note

Honnêteté derives from honnête ('honest'), which in classical French also carried the broader sense of 'respectable, decent'. The abstract noun is always feminine. A common phrase is en toute honnêteté ('in all honesty'), used to signal a candid statement. The double n and circumflex on ê are spelling pitfalls.

Examples

"Son honnêteté est admirable."

Natural Translation

Her honesty is admirable.

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