dishonesty

English

Etymology

Old French deshonesté

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɒnɪ.stɪ/

Noun

dishonesty (usually uncountable, plural dishonesties)

(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 3 scene 4,
  His dishonesty appears in leaving his friend here in necessity and denying him.
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.

Antonyms

honesty

Translations

characteristic or condition of being dishonest

Bulgarian: нечестност (bg) f (nečestnost), непочтеност (bg) f (nepočtenost)
Czech: nepoctivost f
Irish: caimiléireacht f, ainionracas m, caime f, camastaíl f, éigneastacht f, eisionracas m, míchneastacht f, mí-ionracas m, mímhacántacht f
Maori: whakapōhēhē, whakapōhēhētanga

Polish: nieuczciwość (pl) f
Portuguese: desonestidade (pt) f
Swedish: oärlighet (sv) c

an act which is fraudulent or dishonest

Bulgarian: измама (bg) f (izmama), мошеничество (bg) n (mošeničestvo)
Maori: whakapōhēhē, whakapōhēhētanga
Polish: nieuczciwość (pl) f

Portuguese: desonestidade (pt) f
Swedish: oärlighet (sv) c

References

dishonesty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
“dishonesty” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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