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Honoured vs Honored - What's the difference?

honoured | honored | Alternative forms |

Honored is a alternative form of honoured.



As adjectives the difference between honoured and honored

is that honoured is respected, having received honour while honored is respected, having received honor.

As verbs the difference between honoured and honored

is that honoured is past tense of honour while honored is past tense of honor.

honoured

English

Alternative forms

* honored (mainly US )

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Respected, having received honour.
  • * 2005 , .
    • One of them is the time-honoured method of our forefathers

    Verb

    (head)
  • (honour)

    • honored

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) * (archaic) * honoured (mainly British )

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Respected, having received honor.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (honor)