ˈɒnɪst ˈɑnɪst ˈɒnəɹəbl̩ ˈɑnəɹəbl̩ ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl tɹuː tɹu gained or earned without cheating or stealing an honest wage a fair penny not forged a good dollar bill not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth honest lawyers honest reporting gave honest answers honest reporting without pretensions worked at an honest trade good honest food without dissimulation; frank my honest opinion worthy of being depended on a dependable worker an honest working stiff a reliable source of information he was true to his word I would be true for there are those who trust me