honoured
Syllables: hon·ouredUK/ˈɒnəd//ˈɑnɚd/
honoured adjective: respected, having received honour. Also the simple past and past participle of honour.
Adjective
honoured (comparative more honoured, superlative most honoured)
- Respected, having received honour.
- One of them is the time-honoured method of our forefathers2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 229e
- Synonyms:
- blessed, illustrious, well-regarded, admired, applauded, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, feared, gloriful
Also used as
honoured is also the simple past and past participle of honour.
honoured meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
honoured in Hindi
- respected, having received honour
- यशस्वी yaśasvī, माननीय mānnīya, सम्मानित sammānit
honoured in Tamil
- கௌரவிக்கப்பட்டார், கௌரவிக்கப்பட்டது, கவுரவிக்கப்பட்டார்
honoured in Marathi
- सन्मानित
honoured in Bengali
- সম্মানিত
More languagesFewer languages
- honoured in Telugu
- గౌరవించబడ్డారు
- honoured in Malayalam
- ആദരിച്ചു, ആദരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു
- honoured in Kannada
- ಗೌರವಿಸಲಾಯಿತು, ಗೌರವಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
- honoured in Punjabi
- ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ, ਸਨਮਾਨਤ, ਸਨਮਾਨਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ
- honoured in Gujarati
- લોકમાન્ય lokmānya
- honoured in Odia
- ସମ୍ମାନିତ
Synonyms of honoured
Forms of honoured
| comparative | more honoured |
|---|---|
| superlative | most honoured |
| alternative US | honored |
| alternative form (archaic) | honor'd |
| alternative form (archaic) | honour'd |
Words formed from honoured
Phrases with honoured
Words that rhyme with honoured
Questions about honoured
- What does honoured mean?
- Honoured means respected, having received honour.
- What is honoured in Hindi?
- Honoured in Hindi is यशस्वी (yaśasvī), माननीय (mānnīya), सम्मानित (sammānit). See Honoured meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is honoured?
- Honoured is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce honoured?
- Honoured is pronounced /ˈɑnɚd/ (US).
Words near honoured in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: honoured (page history and authors); honoured (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); honoured (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); honoured (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); honoured (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); honoured (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); honoured (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); honoured (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); honoured (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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