honour
nounverbinterjectioncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɒnə//
- United States//ˈɑnəɹ//
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
noun
- 1
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Honours are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.
The lorde of the honour or manour
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country.
And when the long-illumined cities flame, / Their ever-loyal iron leader's fame, / With honour, honour, honour, honour to him, / Eternal honour to his name.
verb
- 1
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
interjection
- 1
British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Forms
- plural
- honours
- past tense
- honoured
- past participle
- honoured
- present participle
- honouring
- third person singular
- honours
honorable · Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having…honorary · Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without…honors · At an excelling level in academics.
honour · British, Canadian, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor.
Honour · A female given name from English, a less common spelling of…honourable · UK standard spelling of honorable.honoured · Respected, having received honour.