honestidad
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
honestad (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish onestat, onestad, from Latin honestātem. The ending was altered to conform to the common suffix -idad; according to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in this new form in the 15th century, in a work of Alfonso de Palencia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /onestiˈdad/ [o.nes.t̪iˈð̞að̞]
Rhymes: -ad
Syllabification: ho‧nes‧ti‧dad
=== Noun ===
honestidad f (plural honestidades)
honesty
Synonyms: sinceridad, honradez
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “honor”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][1] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 383
=== Further reading ===
“honestidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025