honorary
US/ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/
honorary adjective: given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
Adjective
honorary (not comparable)
- Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
- honorary degree; honorary citizen
- Voluntary.
- Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
- Megsie is an honorary employee because she helps other customers while she shops here.
- I consider you an honorary member of our family because you've been with us for so long.
Noun (1)
honorary (plural honoraries)
- A person who holds an honorary appointment.
- A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.
Noun (2)
honorary (plural honoraries)
- An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
honorary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
honorary in Hindi
- given as an honor
- आनरेरी ānrerī, अवैतनिक avaitnik
- describes the holder of a position
- आनरेरी ānrerī, अवैतनिक avaitnik
honorary in Tamil
- மதிப்புறு, மதிப்பார்ந்த பணி வகிக்கின்ற, மதிப்பியலான, ஊதியமிலா, சம்பளம் பெறா
honorary in Urdu
- اعزازی
honorary in Bengali
- সম্মানসূচক, অবৈতনিক, কেবল সম্মানের জন্য প্রদত্ত
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- honorary in Malayalam
- ബഹുമാനാർത്ഥമായ, ബഹുമാനസൂചകമായ, ശമ്പളമില്ലാത്ത
- honorary in Kannada
- ಗೌರವದ, ಗೌರವಾರ್ಥಕ, ಸಂಭಾವನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸೇವೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುವ, ತಕ್ಕಮೆಯ
- honorary in Arabic
- فَخْرِيّ faḵriyy
- honorary in Malay
- kehormat
- honorary in Indonesian
- honorer
Examples of honorary in a sentence
- She was presented with an honorary degree for her services to entertainment.
- The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister.
- But under the Megxit deal, Prince Harry will no longer use HRH or his honorary military titles.
Forms of honorary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | honourary |
| Noun | |
| plural | honoraries |
Origin of honorary
From honor + -ary, modelled after French honoraire, from Latin honōrārius.
From Latin honōrārium.
Words formed from honorary
- honorarily
- honorary Aryan
- honorary authorship
- honorary colonel
- honorary consul
- honorary consulate
- honorary degree
- honorary doctor
- honorary doctorate
- honorary master
- honorary master's degree
- honorary mention
- honorary officer
- honorary steam engine
- honorary steam locomotive
- honorary title
- honorary trust
Phrases with honorary
Questions about honorary
- What does honorary mean?
- Honorary means given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
- What is honorary in Hindi?
- Honorary in Hindi is आनरेरी (ānrerī), अवैतनिक (avaitnik). See Honorary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is honorary?
- Honorary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce honorary?
- Honorary is pronounced /ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/ (US).
Words near honorary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: honorary (page history and authors); honorary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); honorary (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Honorary (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); honorary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); honorary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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