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Honorific

Honorific Meaning & Definition
Honorific Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Honorific?

[n] an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"
[adj] conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Honorific: respectful

Related Terms | Find terms related to Honorific: appellation | appellative | attentive | binomen | binomial name | byname | byword | cap in hand | ceremonious | cognomen | cognominal | courteous | cryptonym | deferential | denomination | designation | diminutive | dutiful | empty title | epithet | epithetic | eponym | euonym | formal | handle | honor | honorable | honorary | hypocoristic | hyponym | in name only | label | moniker | name | namesake | nomen | nomen nudum | nominal | nominative | proper name | proper noun | quasi | regardful | respectful | scientific name | secret name | self-called | self-christened | self-styled | so-called | soi-disant | style | tag | tautonym | title | titular | titulary | trinomen | trinomial name | would-be

See Also | expression | formulation

Honorific In Webster's Dictionary

\Hon`or*if"ic\, a. [See {Honor}, {-fy}, and {-ic}.] Conferring honor; tending to honor. --London. Spectator.

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