honesty
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• noun
The quality of being truthful, sincere, and free from deceit or fraud; moral uprightness and fairness in conduct and speech.
"Their long-lasting partnership was built on a foundation of mutual trust and complete honesty."
An ornamental Eurasian flowering plant of the mustard family (genus Lunaria, especially Lunaria annua), bearing clusters of fragrant purple or white four-petaled blossoms in spring followed by flat, papery, translucent seedpods used in dried floral arrangements.
"In late autumn, she gathered dried stems of honesty from the garden border to display their silvery seedpods in a vase."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'honeste', from Latin 'honestatem' (meaning 'honorableness' or 'moral integrity'), ultimately derived from 'honos' ('honor'). The botanical name refers to the plant's translucent seedpods, through which the seeds can be clearly seen without concealment.
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