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word of honor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A promise; a pledge of one's good faith, veracity, and reliability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a promise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he gave his word

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parole, word

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: promise

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: paraula d’honor — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Czech: čestné slovo — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Danish: æresord — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Dutch: woord van eer — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Esperanto: honorvorto — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Finnish: kunniasana — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • French: parole d’honneur — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • German: Wort der Ehre — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Greek: λόγος της τιμής (lógos tis timís) — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Hebrew: מילת כבוד (milat kavod) — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Hungarian: becsületszó — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Hungarian: becsszó — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Icelandic: drengskaparloforð — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Italian: parola di honor — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Italian: parola d'onore — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Japanese: 名誉の単語 — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Korean: 명예의 낱말 (myeong'ye-ui nanmal) — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Latin: verbum honoris — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Norwegian Bokmål: æresord — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Polish: słowo honoru — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Portuguese: palavra de honra — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Punjabi: ਕੌਲ (kaul) — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Russian: сло́во че́сти (slóvo čésti) — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Russian: че́стное сло́во (čéstnoje slóvo) — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Spanish: palabra del honor — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Spanish: palabra de honor — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Turkish: namus sözü — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Turkish: şeref sözü — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith
  • Welsh: llw — a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith