What does onestà in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word onestà in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use onestà in Italian.
The word onestà in Italian means honesty, uprightness, frankness, candor, honesty, honest, just, straight arrow, in all honesty, in all fairness, intellectual honesty. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word onestà
honesty, uprightnesssostantivo femminile (rettitudine morale) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'onestà è una virtù che le è stata trasmessa in famiglia. Honesty is a virtue that was instilled in her by her family. |
frankness, candor, honestysostantivo femminile (franchezza, sincerità) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ti dico in tutta onestà che non mi è piaciuto ciò che hai fatto. I have to tell you in all honesty, I am not pleased by what you did. |
honest, justaggettivo (giusto, leale, corretto) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il venditore è stato onesto con noi. The salesman was honest with us. |
straight arrow(persona corretta) (colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Gli onesti scarseggiano in questo paese. There aren't many straight arrows in this country. |
in all honesty, in all fairnesslocuzione avverbiale (onestamente) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") |
intellectual honestysostantivo femminile (approccio onesto, imparziale e coerente) |
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