True vs. Honest

True vs. Honest — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between True and Honest

Trueadjective

(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

This is a true story.

Honestadjective

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

We're the most honest people you will ever come across.

Trueadjective

Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

a true copy;a true likeness of the original

Honestadjective

(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.

an honest account of events; honest reporting

Trueadjective

(logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.

"A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.

Honestadjective

In good faith; without malice.

an honest mistake
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Trueadjective

Loyal, faithful.

He’s turned out to be a true friend.

Honestadjective

(of a measurement device) Accurate.

an honest scale

Trueadjective

Genuine.

This is true Parmesan cheese.

Honestadjective

Authentic; full.

an honest day's work

Trueadjective

Legitimate.

The true king has returned!

Honestadjective

Earned or acquired in a fair manner.

an honest dollar
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Trueadjective

Accurate; following a path toward the target.

Honestadjective

Open; frank.

an honest countenance

Trueadjective

Fair, unbiased, not loaded.

Honestadjective

(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.

Trueadverb

(of shooting, throwing etc) Accurately.

this gun shoots true

Honestadjective

(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.

Truenoun

(uncountable) The state of being in alignment.

Honestverb

(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.

Truenoun

Truth.

Honestadverb

(colloquial) Honestly; really.

It wasn’t my fault, honest.

Truenoun

A pledge or truce.

Honestadjective

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;

honest lawyershonest reportingan honest wagehonest weight

Trueverb

To straighten.

He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel.

Honestadjective

without dissimulation; frank;

my honest opinion

Trueverb

To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.

We spent all night truing up the report.

Honestadjective

worthy of being depended on;

a dependable workeran honest working stiffa reliable source of informationhe was true to his wordI would be true for there are those who trust me

Truenoun

proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment;

out of true

Honestadjective

free from guile;

his answer was simple and honest

Trueverb

make level, square, balanced, or concentric;

true up the cylinder of an engine

Honestadjective

without pretensions;

worked at an honest tradegood honest food

Trueadjective

consistent with fact or reality; not false;

the story is trueit is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it truethe true meaning of the statement

Honestadjective

habitually speaking the truth;

an honest mana veracious witness

Trueadjective

not synthetic or spurious; of real or natural origin;

real minktrue gold

Honestadjective

marked by truth;

gave honest answers

Trueadjective

conforming to definitive criteria;

the horseshoe crab is not a true crabPythagoras was the first true mathematician

Trueadjective

accurately placed or thrown;

his aim was truehe was dead on target

Trueadjective

devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth;

true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them

Trueadjective

expressing or given to expressing the truth;

a true statementgave truthful testimonya truthful person

Trueadjective

worthy of being depended on;

a dependable workeran honest working stiffa reliable source of informationhe was true to his wordI would be true for there are those who trust me

Trueadjective

not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;

genuine emotionher interest in people was unfeignedtrue grief

Trueadjective

rightly so called;

true couragea spirit which true men have always admireda true friend

Trueadjective

determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles;

true north is geographic north

Trueadjective

having a legally established claim;

the legitimate heirthe true and lawful king

Trueadjective

in tune; accurate in pitch;

a true note

Trueadjective

accurately fitted; level;

the window frame isn't quite true

Trueadjective

reliable as a basis for action;

a true prophesy

Trueadverb

as acknowledged;

true, she is the smartest in her class