unhoneste

Middle English

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”).

Alternative forms

unhonest, un honest, un-honeste, unonest, unoneste, ununeste

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /unˈɔnɛst(ə)/

Adjective

unhoneste

Related terms

unhonestly

Descendants

English: unhonest
Scots: unhonest

References

“unhonest(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From un- +‎ honeste (“honour, integrity”).

Alternative forms

unhonestee

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /unˈɔnɛsteː/

Noun

unhoneste (uncountable)

Immorality; the state of being unethical.

Descendants

English: unhonesty

References

“unhonestẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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