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unhonesty

unhonesty noun: synonym of dishonesty.

Noun

unhonesty (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of dishonesty.
    • but have caſt from vs the clokes of vnhoneſtie / and walke not in craftines / nether coꝛrupte we the woꝛde of God: but walke in open trueth / and repoꝛte oure ſelves to every mannes conſcience in the ſight of God.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians iiij:[2], folio ccxxxviij, recto
    • Vnhoneſty or diſhoneſty, oneerbaerheydt, ofteſchandelijckheydt.1675 [1647], Henry Hexham, edited by Daniel Manly, A Copious English and Netherdutch Dictionary […] , Rotterdam, page 435
    Synonyms:
    dishonesty

Synonyms of unhonesty

Forms of unhonesty

alternative formunhonestie

Origin of unhonesty

From Middle English unhoneste (“immorality”); equivalent to un- + honesty.

Questions about unhonesty

What does unhonesty mean?
Unhonesty means synonym of dishonesty.
What part of speech is unhonesty?
Unhonesty is a noun.

Words near unhonesty in the dictionary

  1. unhomologous
  2. unhoned
  3. unhonest
  4. unhonestie
  5. unhonestly
  6. unhonesty
  7. unhoneyed
  8. unhonied
  9. unhonor
  10. unhonor'd
  11. unhonorable

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