See high.
See honorable.
See hopeful.
See hostile.
See hurt.
See hhurtful.
See hygienic.
See ideal.
See idle.
See illusory.
See imaginable.
See imaginative.
See immortal.
See implicit.
See important.
See impressible. See >Unimpressible.
See impressionable.
See improvable.
See impugnable.
See incidental.
See increasable.
See indifferent.
See indulgent.
See industrious.
See inflammable.
See influential.
See ingenious.
See ingenuous.
See inhabitable.
See injurious.
See inquisitive.
See instructive.
See intelligent.
See intelligible.
See intentional.
See interesting.
See interpretable.
See inventive.
See investigable.
See jealous.
See joyful.
See joyous.
See justifiable.
See kingly.
See knightly.
See knotty.
See knowable.
See laborious.
See ladylike.
See level.
See libidinous.
See lightsome.
See limber.
See lineal.
See logical.
See lordly.
See losable.
See lovable.
See lucent.
See luminous.
See lustrous.
See lusty.
See maidenly.
See makable.
See malleable.
See manageable.
See manful.
See manlike.
See manly.
See marketable.
See marriable.
See marriageable.
See marvelous.
See masculine.
See matchable.
See matronlike.
See meek.
See meet.
See melodious.
See mendable.
See mentionable.
See mercenary.
See merciable.
See meritable.
See merry.
See metaphorical.
See mighty.
See mild.
See military.
See mindful.
See mingleable.
See miraculous.
See miry.
See mitigable.
See modifiable.
See modish.
See moist.
See monkish.
See motherly.
See muscular.
See musical.
See mysterious.
See namable.
See native.
See navigable.
See needful.
See negotiable.
See niggard.
See noble.
See objectionable.
[ 1913 Webster ]

[ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. honorable, L. honorabilis. ] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy name and honorable family. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is this proceeding just and honorable? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Honorable wounds from battle brought. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marriage is honorable in all. Heb. xiii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Of reputable association or use; respectable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors, and often also extended to lower officials, such as city council members. [ 1913 Webster ]

Right honorable. See under Right. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. honorable, L. honorabilis. ] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy name and honorable family. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is this proceeding just and honorable? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Honorable wounds from battle brought. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marriage is honorable in all. Heb. xiii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Of reputable association or use; respectable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors, and often also extended to lower officials, such as city council members. [ 1913 Webster ]

Right honorable. See under Right. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness. [ 1913 Webster ]