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Reliability vs Honest - What's the difference?

reliability | honest |

As a noun reliability

is the quality of being reliable, dependable or trustworthy.

As an adjective honest is

(of a person or institution) scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

As a verb honest is

(obsolete) to adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.

reliability

English

(wikipedia reliability)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The quality of being reliable, dependable or trustworthy.
  • The quality of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent, that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See validity).
  • In engineering measurable time of work before failure

    • honest

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
    • We're the most honest people you will ever come across.
  • * Sir W. Temple
    • An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health.
  • (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
    • an honest''' account of events''; '''''honest reporting
  • In good faith; without malice.
    • an honest mistake
  • (of a measurement device) Accurate.
    • an honest scale
  • Authentic; full.
    • an honest day's work
  • Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
    • an honest dollar
  • Open; frank.
    • an honest countenance
  • (obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Behold what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!
    (Chaucer)
  • (obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Wives may be merry, and yet honest too.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * dishonest

    Derived terms

    * honest as the day is long * honesty

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
    • (Archbishop Sandys)
  • * (Ben Jonson)
    • You have very much honested my lodging with your presence.

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