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Honoured vs Honouree - What's the difference?

honoured | honouree |

As an adjective honoured

is respected, having received honour.

As a verb honoured

is (honour).

As a noun honouree is

one who receives an honour or award.

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)

    • honouree

    English

    Alternative forms

    * honoree

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who receives an honour or award.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=May 5, author=, title=ACE, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=He won Service Animal of the Year and was the only honouree to sit for the duration of his induction. }}