dishoneste
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French deshoneste (“disgraceful”), from Latin dehonestus; equivalent to dis- + honeste (“honourable, appropriate, excellent”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈɔnɛst(ə)/
Related terms
Descendants
- English: dishonest
References
- “dishonest(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old French deshoneste (“disgrace”); equivalent to dis- + honeste (“honour, integrity”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈɔnɛsteː/
Noun
dishoneste (uncountable)
- disgrace, dishonour
- wantonness, sexual immorality
- (rare) dung, feces
- (rare) ugliness
Descendants
- English: dishonesty
References
- “dishonestẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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