Dishonest word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dishonest" word

[adjective] capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
[adjective] deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
[adjective] lacking truthfulness; "a dishonest answer"
[adjective] lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable

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\Dis*hon"est\, a. [Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F. d['e]shonn[^e]te, OF. deshoneste.] 1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.] Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. --Pope. Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women]. --Sir T. North. 2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.] Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears. --Dryden. 3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man. 4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity; knavish; fraudulent; unjust. To get dishonest gain. --Ezek. xxii. 27. The dishonest profits of men in office. --Bancroft.
\Dis*hon"est\, v. t. [Cf. OF. deshonester.] To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid. [Obs.] I will no longer dishonest my house. --Chapman.

Synonyms for dishonest

ambidextrous, beguiling, blackguardly, bribable, corrupt, corruptible, deceitful, deceptive, dishonorable, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, duplicitous, fallacious, false, fraudulent, Janus-faced, misleading, picaresque, purchasable, rascally, roguish, scoundrelly, thieving(a), thievish, two-faced, unscrupulous, untruthful, venal

Antonyms: honest, honorable

Related terms: casuistic, conscienceless, disingenuous, double, double-tongued, doublehearted, dubious, faithless, insidious, jesuitic, lying, not kosher, perfidious, questionable, shifty, slippery, thieving, tongue in cheek, tricky, unconscientious, underhand, untruthful

The fun area, different aproach to word »dishonest«

Let's analyse "dishonest" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TSENOHSID. Average typing speed for these characters is 2520 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .. ... .... --- -. . ... -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dishonest: 9 + 6 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dishonest: 4 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 2 = 41, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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