Meaning of "honest"

honest •

adj.
• • 1. fair and upright, just: tapat, matapat
  • 2. not lying or cheating: di-manloloko, di-madaya
  • 3. genuine: tunay

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dishonest

adj.
• • 1. not honest, not sincere: hindi tapat
  • 2. untrustworthy: hindi mapagkakatiwalaan
  • 3. dishonest in business transactions: manloloko, magdaraya,

v.
• • 1. to be dishonest means to lie: magsinungaling, magbulaan
  • 2. to cheat: magdaya, mandaya, dayain, manlinlang, linlangin

crooked

adj.
• • 1. not straight: hindi tuwid, kilo, liko
  • 2. bent: baluktot, balikuko
  • 3. twisted, curved: likuliko, kilo, kilu-kilo
  • 4. not honest: magdaraya, manlilinlang, hinditapat
  • 5. having a crooked arm: komang, mangko, singkol

sincere

adj.
• • free from pretense or deceit, genuine, real, honest: matapat, tapat, tunay, dalisay, nagtototoo, taos-puso, mataos

straight

adj.
• • 1. without bend or curve: tuwid, matuwid
  • 2. frank, honest upright: matwid, matuwid, tapat, matapat, tumpak, prangko-a adv. 1. directly: diretso, tuwiran, tuluy-tuloy
  • 2. frankly, honestly: matapat, tapatan
  • 3. in the proper condition or order: nang maayos

upright

adv.
• • in an erect manner: nang matuwid (tuwid), nang patayo (patindig)

adj.
• • 1. standing up straight, erect: patayo, nakatayo, patindig, nakatindig, tuwid
  • 2. good: mabuti
  • 3. honest: tapat, matapat
  • 4. just: makatarungan, matwid, maibigin sa katwiran

n.
• • something standing erect, a vertical piece of wood: poste, haliging nakatayo, tukod

plain

adj.
• • 1. clear, easy to understand, easily seen or heard: maliwanag, malinaw
  • 2. without ornament: simple, payak
  • 3. all of one color: liso, linso
  • 4. not rich: karaniwan, simple, di marangya
  • 5. common, ordinary, simple in manner: pangkaraniwan, simple
  • 6. not pretty: karaniwan (pangkaraniwan) ang ganda, hindi maganda
  • 7. frank, honest, sincere: tapat, matapat
  • 8. flat, level: pantay, patag
  • 9. smooth: makinis

n.
• • a flat stretch of land: kapatagan plain-clothes man a detective: detektib, sekreta, tiktik

tapat

n.
• • 1. tapat, the place in front, that which is across adv. in front of

v.
• • tumapat (-um-) to stand in front of. Tumapat si Pedro sa akin. Pedro stood in front of me. magtapat, itapat (mag-: i-)

v.
• • to put directly in front. Itapat mo ang mesa ko kay Alma. Put my table in front of Alma.
  • 2. tapat, matapat (ma-)

adj.
• • honest, truthful, sincere, loyal

v.
• • magtapat (mag-) to tell the truth, to be frank, sincere, honest. Magtapat ka sa akin. Tell me the truth.