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ON-ist-ee/ˈɒnɪsti/

Honesty is telling the truth and not cheating (uncountable): honesty in the workplace; academic honesty. Honest is already in the dictionary. Integrity is a close moral twin. Dishonesty is the opposite. Do not write “an honesty”. Universities: academic honesty / misconduct policies.

Meaning

The quality of telling the truth and not cheating (uncountable).

Examples

• “Academic honesty rules forbid copying from unpaid tutors.”
• “In all honesty, the first plan was unrealistic, which is the discourse phrase.”

Good to know

Uncountable: honesty; academic honesty. Adjective: honest. Close: integrity. Opposite: dishonesty. Phrase: in all honesty. Not “an honesty”.

Near in meaning

integrity

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