honourable
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,893 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,702 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect also: honorable an honorable manled an honorable life
- adhering to ethical and moral principles also: ethical, honorable it seems ethical and rightfollowed the only honorable course of action
honourable in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A most honourable person, but one who has had many misfortunes.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 2
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Cried he, 'A proposal honourable to thee, and pleasant in the ear.'
The Shaving of Shagpat · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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Old age is honourable if it carries a head that has a halo.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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So he had encouraged it, and even felt an irrational pride in the honourable but unearned title.
Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 2
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A bridge constructed according to the rules of the art of bridge-building is certain of a long, honourable and useful career.
Notes on Life & Letters · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 2