Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhonesty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-hon-esty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of dishonesty.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Vnhoneſty or diſhoneſty, oneerbaerheydt, ofteſchandelijckheydt."
"In addition I want to pick up the thought of unhonesty of the patient against himself again. That means also dishonesty against the medical doctor."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unhoneste

Usage

Inflected Forms

unhonestie (alternative)

Synonyms

dishonesty

Questions

What does unhonesty mean?: Synonym of dishonesty.
Where does unhonesty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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