Honorific

Word HONORIFIC
Character 9
Hyphenation hon or if ic
Pronunciations /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Honorific"

What do we mean by honorific?

Conferring or showing respect or honor. adjective

A title, phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used especially when addressing a social superior. noun

Conferring honor; importing respect or deference.

A word or syllable used as a mere honorific term: as, for example, in the languages of China and Japan, kwei, honorable, kao, eminent, lao, venerable, go, imperial, o, great or august, used for the second and third personal pronouns when speaking to or of another: as, kwei kwoh, your (honorable) country; go sei mei, your (imperial) name, etc. noun

Conferring honor; tending to honor. adjective

A title. (i.e., Mister, Misses, Doctor, Professor) noun

A term of respect; respectful language. noun

Showing or conferring honour and respect. adjective

Based on or valuing honor adjective

An expression of respect noun

Conferring or showing honor or respect adjective

A title. (e.g., Mister, Misses, Doctor, Professor)

A term of respect; respectful language.

A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Honorific

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The word "honorific" in example sentences

I'm all for hanging Bush by his toenails (figuratively of course) but for a member of Congress to explicitly elide the honorific is a breach of decorum. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The installation of so-called honorific seats, places reserved especially for the highest elite, were a common feature in theaters. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Quoting sources in North Korea, the exile radio station said North Koreans now call leader Kim Jong-il simply by his name without using any honorific, which is unprecedented in the North. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That the word astronaut seems to be viewed by some as some kind of honorific, expressing not just existence at altitude, but also accomplishment at altitude (as recognized by some, but perhaps not others), makes that word conditional in a way that actually cheapens it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She didn't earn but squandered the honor of being an "honorific" Senator. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rider Haggard, the full "honorific"/name for the title character. ❋ Toby O'B (2009)

A senior interrogator at Balad, he was considered an intellectual, though his honorific was an exaggeration: He had earned two master’s degrees, one in international relations and another in management. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is usually accomplished by means of the titles, "honorific" particles, and honorific verbs and nouns. ❋ Sidney Lewis Gulick (1902)

Perusing the CP item, one can't help but have the overall sense that while the "honorific" is bestowed on Harper, there's enough offered as opinion to fairly say it's a begrudging choice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Wooh oh wooh-ooh oooh, welcome, Tan Sri Teh," the bankers wailed to the tune of rapper K'naan's hit "Waving Flag," referring to Mr. Teh by a local honorific. ❋ James Hookway (2011)

The president's campaign posters show his smiling portrait alongside modern office towers, river boats and bullet-trains—which don't exist here—and the honorific title, "Na Rais," or "The Chief." ❋ Solomon Moore (2011)

I particularly enjoyed Stephenson's playing with words: the honorific "Saunt" drawing on both savant and saint, the "Concent" combining the characteristics of a convent with undertones of concentration and concepts, our hero's name "Erasmas" echoing most obviously Erasmus but perhaps also Rasselas and others with similar names. ❋ Nwhyte (2009)

In Afghanistan, a more apt honorific might be the Godfather. ❋ Jason Linkins (2011)

These and these alone are truly entitled to the honorific ❋ Unknown (2010)

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