Honesty
Honesty
Honesty (/ɒnɪsti/), derived from the Old French honesté, is a moral virtue that refers to the quality of being honest, truthful, and sincere in all actions, thoughts, and expressions. It is often associated with attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, and other unethical behaviors.
Etymology
The term "honesty" is derived from the Old French honesté, which is further derived from the Latin honestas meaning "honor received from others; esteem, honorableness, integrity, uprightness." The Latin term is derived from honestus meaning "honorable, respected, regarded with honor."
Related Terms
- Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
- Truthfulness: The quality of being true, factual, or real.
- Sincerity: The quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy.
- Ethics: The moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.
- Morality: Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Honesty
- Wikipedia's article - Honesty
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