honor + -able

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  • (UK) enPR: ŏnʹərəbl or ŏnʹrəbl, IPA (key): /ˈɒnərəbl̩/ or /ˈɒnrəbl̩/
  • (US) enPR: ŏnʹərəbl or ŏnʹrəbl, IPA (key): /ˈɑnərəbl̩/ or /ˈɑnrəbl̩/
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  • Hyphenation: hon‧or‧able, honor‧able

Adjective change

Positive
honorable

Comparative
more honorable

Superlative
most honorable

  1. If a person is honorable, they are worthy of your respect.
  2. (politics) Honorable is a title given to ministers, senators, presidents, etc.

Noun change

Singular
honorable

Plural
honorables

  1. (countable) An honorable is a person who bears the title "honorable".