"honourable" meaning in English

See honourable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɒnərəbl̩/ [UK], /ˈɑnərəbl̩/ [US] Audio: en-us-honorable.ogg [US] Forms: honourable [positive], more honourable [comparative], most honourable [superlative]
enPR: ŏnʹərəbl [UK], ŏnʹərəbl [US] Etymology: honour + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|honour|able}} honour + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is honourable, they are worthy of your respect. Synonyms: respectable
    Sense id: simple-honourable-en-adj-Kn-UCP3V
  2. Honourable is a title given to ministers, senators, presidents, etc.
    Sense id: simple-honourable-en-adj-vYoy272c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able

Noun

IPA: /ˈɒnərəbl̩/ [UK], /ˈɑnərəbl̩/ [US] Audio: en-us-honorable.ogg [US] Forms: honourable [singular], honourables [plural]
enPR: ŏnʹərəbl [UK], ŏnʹərəbl [US] Etymology: honour + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|honour|able}} honour + -able Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An honourable is a person who bears the title "honourable".
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Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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