Honestly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

in an honest manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːnɪstli/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪdɹɐkəɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪdɹɐkəɹəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːnɪstli/.

Examples

honestly, I don't believe it
candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience
frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aboveboard frankly candidly

Antonyms

dishonestly

Parts of Speech

adverb	(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that “honestly, I don't believe it”
adverb	in an honest manner “in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ehrlich

(wird als Intensivkurse verwendet, die die Einstellung des Sprechers widerspiegeln) Es ist aufrichtig so

🇫🇷French

honnêtement

(utilisé comme intensif reflétant l'attitude du locuteur) il est sincèrement vrai que

🇪🇸Spanish

honestamente

(utilizados como intensivos que reflejan la actitud del hablante) sinceramente es el caso que

🇮🇹Italian

Onestamente

(usati come intensivi che riflettono l'atteggiamento di chi parla) è sinceramente così

🇳🇱Dutch

eerlijk gezegd

(gebruikt als intensives die de houding van de spreker weerspiegelen) is dat oprecht het geval

🇵🇹Portuguese

honestamente

(usados como intensivos refletindo a atitude do falante), é verdade que

🇷🇺Russian

честно

(используется в качестве интенсива, отражающего отношение говорящего) Это действительно так, что

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ईमानदारी से

(वक्ता के रवैये को प्रतिबिंबित करने वाली गहनता के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है) यह वास्तव में मामला है

🇧🇩Bengali

সৎভাবে

(স্পিকারের মনোভাব প্রতিফলিত করে নিবিড় হিসাবে ব্যবহার করা হয়) এটি আন্তরিকভাবে হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்மையாக

(பேச்சாளர் மனோபாவத்தை பிரதிபலிக்கும் தீவிரமாக பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது) அது உண்மையாகவே உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిజాయితీగా

(స్పీకర్ వైఖరిని ప్రతిబింబించే ఇంటెన్సివ్‌లుగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది) ఇది నిజాయితీగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रामाणिकपणे

(स्पीकरची वृत्ती प्रतिबिंबित करणारे गहन म्हणून वापरले जाते) हे प्रामाणिकपणे असे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રામાણિકપણે

(સ્પીકરના વલણને પ્રતિબિંબિત કરતી સઘન તરીકે વપરાય છે) તે નિષ્ઠાપૂર્વક એવું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ

(ಸ್ಪೀಕರ್‌ನ ವರ್ತನೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುವ ತೀವ್ರತೆಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ) ಇದು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಿಜವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സത്യസന്ധമായി

(സ്പീക്കറുടെ മനോഭാവം പ്രതിഫലിപ്പിക്കുന്ന തീവ്രതയായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു) അത് ആത്മാർത്ഥമായി അങ്ങനെയാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਨਾਲ

(ਸਪੀਕਰ ਦੇ ਰਵੱਈਏ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੀਬਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ) ਇਹ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایمانداری سے

(اسپیکر کے رویے کی عکاسی کرنے والے شدید کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے) یہ مخلصانہ معاملہ ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诚实地

（用作反映说话者态度的强化）确实如此

🇯🇵Japanese

正直に

（話し手の態度を反映する集中文として使用されます）それは誠に事実です

🇰🇷Korean

솔직히

(화자의 태도를 반영하여 집중적으로 사용됨) 진심으로 그렇습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Thành thật

(dùng như cường độ phản ánh thái độ của người nói) thực sự là như vậy

🇹🇭Thai

สุจริต

(ใช้เป็นการเน้นย้ำทัศนคติของผู้พูด) เป็นกรณีที่จริงใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

Sejujurnya

(digunakan sebagai intensif yang mencerminkan sikap pembicara) memang benar demikian

🇵🇭Filipino

sa totoo lang

(ginagamit bilang intensives na sumasalamin sa saloobin ng nagsasalita) ito ay taos-puso ang kaso na

🇲🇾Malay

secara jujur

(digunakan sebagai intensif mencerminkan sikap penutur) seikhlasnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بصدق

(تستخدم كمكثفات تعكس موقف المتحدث) فهي بصدق الحالة التي

🇮🇷Persian

صادقانه

(به‌عنوان فشرده‌ای که نگرش گوینده را منعکس می‌کند استفاده می‌شود) صادقانه چنین است

🇹🇷Turkish

Açıkçası

(konuşmacının tavrını yansıtan yoğunlaştırıcılar olarak kullanılır) içtenlikle böyledir

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּיוֹשֶׁר

(המשמשת כאינטנסיביות המשקפת את גישתו של הדובר) זה באמת כך

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The primary meaning of 'honestly' is '(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that'.

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Using 'honestly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'honestly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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