honesty UK /ˈɒn.ɪ.sti/US /ˈɑ.nɪ.sti/noun 4forms 1phrases 1 noun4 •the quality of a person who tells the truth and does not cheat or stealThere’s no trust, / No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, / All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers. — 1591 •Any of various crucifers in the genus Lunaria, several of which are grown as ornamentals, particularly annual honesty (Lunaria annua). •(no longer used) Honor; decency, propriety.Have ye no wit, manners, nor honesty, but to gabble like tinkers at this time of night? — 1601 •(no longer used) Chastity.[…] spend all I have; only give me so much of your time in exchange of it, as to lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford’s wife […] — 1597 formshonesties Phrases with honesty in all honestyhonestly; in truth