Dictionary

honorific en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English honor Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -(i)ficuslbor. English -ific English honorific From honor + -ific.

Meanings

1. Showing or conferring honour and respect.
   • According to Pliny, the custom of setting up honorific statues on columns was a comparably ancient one. 1996, T. P. Wiseman, “The Minucii and Their Monument”, in Jerzy Linderski, editor, Imperium Sine Fine: T. Robert S. Broughton and the Roman Republic, Franz Steiner Verlag, →ISBN, page 59:
2. Based on or valuing honor
   • In the honorific cultural process, individuals (especially men) are extremely sensitive to real or perceived insults, and […] 2010, Orlando Patterson, “The mechanisms of cultural reproduction: explaining the puzzle of persistence”, in John R. Hall et al., editors, Handbook of Cultural Sociology, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 143:

Forms

Antonyms

derogatory

Deriveds

honorifically · honorific transposition · honorifical

Translations (24)

ru почте́нный (showing or conferring honour and respect) · hu udvariassági (showing or conferring honour and respect) · pl zaszczytny (showing or conferring honour and respect) · de Ehren- (showing or conferring honour and respect) · pl honoryfikatywny (showing or conferring honour and respect) · de geltungsbegierig (based on or valuing honor) · fi kunnioittava (showing or conferring honour and respect) · pt honorífico (showing or conferring honour and respect) · pl grzecznościowy (showing or conferring honour and respect) · ru поче́стный (showing or conferring honour and respect) · hu megtisztelő (showing or conferring honour and respect) · bg почетен (showing or conferring honour and respect) · pl honorowy (showing or conferring honour and respect) · es honorífico (showing or conferring honour and respect) · bg почтителен (showing or conferring honour and respect) · de ehrenbezogen (based on or valuing honor) · de Ruhmes- (showing or conferring honour and respect) · hu tiszteletiségi (showing or conferring honour and respect) · de statusorientiert (based on or valuing honor) · ru почётный (showing or conferring honour and respect) · uk поче́сний (showing or conferring honour and respect) · hu tiszteletteljes (showing or conferring honour and respect) · fr honorifique (showing or conferring honour and respect) · bg почтителен (based on or valuing honor)

honorific en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English honor Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -(i)ficuslbor. English -ific English honorific From honor + -ific.

Meanings

1. A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
2. A term of respect; respectful language.
3. A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.

Forms

Coordinates

humilific

Translations (25)

es título/término honorífico (title or term of respect) · pt título honorífico (title or term of respect) · bg обръщение (linguistics: word form encoding respect) · ko 존댓말 (title or term of respect) · ru кэйго́ (title or term of respect) · cmn 敬辭 /敬辞 (title or term of respect) · ko 경어 (title or term of respect) · ru гонорати́в (title or term of respect) · hi सम्मानसूचक (title or term of respect) · fr titre honorifique (title or term of respect) · cmn 敬語 /敬语 (title or term of respect) · ko 높임말 (title or term of respect) · ru кэ́йго (title or term of respect) · bg обръщение (title or term of respect) · fi arvonimi (title or term of respect) · es palabra honorífica (linguistics: word form encoding respect) · mn хүндэтгэлийн үг (linguistics: word form encoding respect) · pl zwrot grzecznościowy (title or term of respect) · vi kính ngữ (title or term of respect) · ja 敬語 (title or term of respect) · de Honorifikum (linguistics: word form encoding respect) · pam pámaggálang (title or term of respect) · de Höflichkeitsform (title or term of respect) · nl eretitel (title or term of respect) · es vocablo honorífico (linguistics: word form encoding respect)