honi soit qui mal y pense en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˌoʊni -/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɒni ˌswɑː kiː ˌmal iː ˈpɒ̃s/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɔni ˌswɑ ki ˌmɑl i ˈpɑ̃s/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French honi soit qui mal y pense (literally “shamed be whoever thinks bad of it” or “shame be to him who thinks evil of it”).
Meanings
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The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
I am at this period, viz. in 1812, living in a cottage; and with a single female servant (honi soit qui mal y pense), who, amongst my neighbours, passes by the name of my "housekeeper."
1821 September–October, [Thomas De Quincey], “[Part II.] Introduction to the Pains of Opium.”, in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 2nd edition, London: […] [J. Moyes] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1823, →OCLC, page 119:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| honni soit qui mal y pense | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
shame to him who thinks ill of it · evil to him that evil thinks · evil be to him who evil thinks · shame be to him who thinks evil of it
Translations (8)
hu rossz az, aki rosszra gondol (honi soit qui mal y pense) · de ein Schelm, der Böses dabei denkt (honi soit qui mal y pense) · fr honni soit qui mal y pense (honi soit qui mal y pense) · pl hańba temu, kto widzi w tym coś nieprzystojnego (honi soit qui mal y pense) · eo honton al tiu, kiu pensas malbonon (honi soit qui mal y pense) · fr honi soit qui mal y pense (honi soit qui mal y pense) · nl schande over wie er kwaad van denkt (honi soit qui mal y pense) · pt execrado seja quem nisto vê malícia (honi soit qui mal y pense)