Honesty

/ˈɒnɪsti/ or /ˈɑːnɪsti/ noun

The quality of being truthful and not cheating, stealing, or lying.

From Middle English “honeste,” from Old French “honesté,” from Latin “honestitas,” meaning “honor” or “respectability.” It originally focused more on social honor, then narrowed to personal truthfulness.

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