honesty
US
/ˈɑːnəsti/
UK
/ˈɒnəsti/
Meaning
The quality of being truthful, sincere, and fair, especially when speaking or acting.
सच बोलने, निष्कपट रहने और अपने व्यवहार में सही काम करने का गुण।
Examples
“I appreciate your honesty about what happened at work.”
“Honesty is important when building trust with friends.”
“She answered honestly when the teacher asked about the missing book.”
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Not natural: She is honesty about her mistake.
Better: She is honest about her mistake.
Honesty is a noun; use the adjective honest after is to describe a person.
Honesty संज्ञा है; किसी व्यक्ति का गुण बताने के लिए is के बाद adjective honest आएगा।
Not natural: She told honesty about the delay.
Better: She was honest about the delay.
You cannot tell honesty; use honest about something or say you told the truth.
Tell honesty नहीं कहते; honest about something कहें या told the truth का इस्तेमाल करें।
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Honesty is a noun; use honest to describe a person and honestly to describe how someone speaks or acts.
Honesty संज्ञा है; व्यक्ति के लिए honest और बोलने या काम करने के तरीके के लिए honestly इस्तेमाल करें।