honorary en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- ŏnʹə-rĕr'ē (General-American)
- /ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From honor + -ary, modelled after French honoraire, from Latin honōrārius.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
honorary degree; honorary citizen
- (not-comparable) Voluntary.
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(not-comparable) Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
Megsie is an honorary employee because she helps other customers while she shops here.
I consider you an honorary member of our family because you've been with us for so long.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| honourary | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
honorary doctor · honorary steam locomotive · honorary master · honorary trust · honorary consul · honorary master's degree · honorary degree · honorary officer · honorary authorship · honorary Aryan · honorary mention · honorarily · honorary doctorate · honorary title · honorary consulate · honorary steam engine · honorary colonel
Translations (40)
hy պատվաբեր (given as an honor) · ms kehormat (given as an honor) · it onorativo (given as an honor) · de Ehren- (voluntary — see also voluntary) · id honorer (given as an honor) · ca honorari (describes the holder of a position) · ru почётный (given as an honor) · hi आनरेरी (describes the holder of a position) · pl tytularny (given as an honor) · az fəxri (given as an honor) · de Ehren- (describes the holder of a position) · uz faxriy (given as an honor) · tr fahri (given as an honor) · hi अवैतनिक (given as an honor) · fi kunnia- (given as an honor) · pl nominalny (given as an honor) · sv heders- (given as an honor) · fi kunnia- (describes the holder of a position) · hu tiszteletbeli (describes the holder of a position) · hu címzetes (given as an honor) · mk почесен (given as an honor) · de Ehren- (given as an honor) · bg почетен (given as an honor) · pl honorowy (given as an honor) · hu dísz- (describes the holder of a position) · hi अवैतनिक (describes the holder of a position) · uk поче́сний (given as an honor) · hu honoris causa (given as an honor) · cs čestný (given as an honor) · de ehrenamtlich (voluntary — see also voluntary) · pt honorário (given as an honor) · nn honorær (describes the holder of a position) · es honorario (given as an honor) · nl honorair (given as an honor) · ca honorari (given as an honor) · fr honoris causa (given as an honor) · nb honorær (describes the holder of a position) · hi आनरेरी (given as an honor) · ar فَخْرِيّ (given as an honor) · la honōrārius (given as an honor)