honorific – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
honorific
adj.
giving honor, showing respect
n.
honorary title
Honorific
An
honorific title is a word or expression with
connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an
honorary academic title. It is also often
conflated with systems of
honorific speech in linguistics, which are grammatical or
morphological ways of encoding the relative social status of speakers.
honorific
Noun
1. an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"
(hypernym) formulation, expression
Adjective
1. conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"
(similar) respectful
Honorific
(a.)
Conferring honor; tending to honor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
honorific
Synonyms and related words:
appellation, appellative, attentive, binomen, binomial name, byname, byword, cap in hand, ceremonious, cognomen, cognominal, courteous, cryptonym, deferential, denomination, designation, diminutive, dutiful, empty title, epithet, epithetic, eponym, euonym, formal, handle, honor, honorable, honorary, hypocoristic, hyponym, in name only, label, moniker, name, namesake, nomen, nomen nudum, nominal, nominative, proper name, proper noun, quasi, regardful, respectful, scientific name, secret name, self-called, self-christened, self-styled, so-called, soi-disant, style, tag, tautonym, title, titular, titulary, trinomen, trinomial name, would-be
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Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
