honestly

English

Etymology

honest +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnɪstli/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɒnɪstli/
• Rhymes: -hon, -est, -ly

Adverb

honestly (comparative more honestly, superlative most honestly)

1. (manner) In an honest manner.

   He answered the questions honestly.

2. (speech act) Frankly, to be honest.

   Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.

Synonyms

• (honest manner): candidly, sincerely, truthfully; see also Thesaurus:honestly
• (frankly): as a matter of fact, in point of fact, in truth; see also Thesaurus:actually

Translations

in an honest manner

• Belarusian: чэ́сна (čésna)
• Bulgarian: честно (bg) (čestno)
• Catalan: honestament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 正直地 (zh) (zhèngzhí de)

• Czech: čestně, upřímně
• Esperanto: honeste
• Finnish: rehellisesti (fi)
• French: honnêtement (fr), franchement (fr)
• German: ehrlich (de)
• Italian: onestamente (it)
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• Japanese: 正直に (ja) (しょうじきに, shōjiki ni)
• Ngazidja Comorian: ha namna ya nyongoha
• Norman: honnêtement
• Polish: uczciwie (pl)
• Portuguese: honestamente (pt)
• Russian: че́стно (ru) (čéstno)
• Serbo-Croatian: iskreno (sh)
• Spanish: honestamente (es), francamente (es)
• Swedish: uppriktig (sv), sanningsenlig (sv)
• Volapük: snatiko, snato, stedäliko, stedälo (vo)

(speech act) frankly

• Bulgarian: искрено (bg) (iskreno)
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• Swedish: ärligt talat

Interjection

honestly

1. Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.

   Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting.

Synonyms

• really

Translations

used to express exasperation or dismay

• Bulgarian: наистина? (bg) (naistina?)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 真係／真系 (zan¹ hai⁶), 真系 (zan¹ hai⁶)

  Mandarin: 真是 (zhēnshi)

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• Japanese: まったく (ja) (mattaku)

Anagrams

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