📖 Definitions of "Honorary"
- 1
An honorarium; a fee for services of no fixed value.
- 2
A kind of secret society that operates in name only, with membership given to honor some achievement.
- 1
Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
"honorary degree; honorary doctorate"
- 2
Voluntary.
- 3
Describes the holder of a position or title that is assigned to him as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
"honorary citizen"
🔄 Synonyms of "Honorary"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unearned | Not earned. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Honorary"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unearned | Not earned. |
| defamationnoun | The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another. |
| pridenoun | A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc). |
| distinctionnoun | (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished. |
| emeritusnoun | (often postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title. |
| famenoun | The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive. |
| creditnoun | Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. |
| retainernoun | A fee one pays to reserve the other's time for services. |
| reputationnoun | What somebody or something is known for. |
| prestigenoun | The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded. |
| prestigious | Of high prestige. |
| honorablenoun | Behaving in a manner that shows honor; decent, having integrity. |
| achievementnoun | The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. |
| glorynoun | Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown. |
| meritnoun | (countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward. |
| glorious | Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory. |
| honornoun | (uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful). |
| winnernoun | One who has won or often wins. |
| honors | At an excelling level in academics. |
| honsnoun | Abbreviation of honours. |
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