Honorific

/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/

Synonyms for "honorific" (122 found)

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Noun(10 words)

abbésaddressing termaga augusta baroness baronetage blessed ceremonial courteous deferential

appellation appellative attentive binomenbinomial namebyname bywordcap in handceremonious cognomen cognominal courteous cryptonym deferential

Adjective(1 words)

commemorative

Strong matches (36)

denomination designation diminutive dutifulempty titleepithet epithetic eponym euonym formal handle honor honorable honorary hypocoristic hyponymin name onlylabel

Noun(18 words)

distinction don dons dowagers eminence eminences esquire excellencies excellencyform of addressformal hajji hakham highness honhonorary designationhonorary titleji

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Noun(29 words)

ladyship maestro mahatma mister misters mokulu monsieur monsignor mx polite recognition respectful reverend reverends sahibs salutation saluting san senhor shaikhs

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sheikhshort-form titlesir squiresstyle of addresstitle of respecttitre toastingunmarried woman's title

moniker name namesake nomennomen nudumnominal nominativeproper nameproper nounquasi regardful respectfulscientific namesecret nameself-called self-christened self-styledso calledso-called soi-disant

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style tag tautonym title titular titulary trinomentrinomial namewould bewould-be

Adjective(2 words)

venerable worthy

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More general

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address formdescriptive termdesignation expression formulationlinguistic descriptorlinguistic stylepoliteness styletitle

More specific

14 entries

Dame Dr Mr Mrs Siracademic honorificgendered honorifichonorary appointmenthonorary degreehonorary doctoratehonorific prefixhonorific suffixhonorific titleroyal honorific

Collocations

11 entries

ceremonial designationform of addresshonorific formhonorific languagehonorific prefixhonorific suffixhonorific termhonorific titlerespectful addresssocial form of addresstitle of respect

Inflections

3 entries

honorificsmore honorificmost honorific

Derivations

4 entries

honorifically honorification honorificity honorifics

similar

1 entries

respectful

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The Japanese language has honorific expressions.

Source: tatoeba (281647)

A base service performed for a person of very high degree may become a very honorific office; as for instance the office of a Maid of Honor or of a Lady in Waiting to the Queen, or the King's Master of the Horse or his Keeper of the Hounds.

Source: tatoeba (425541)

It is virtually impossible to discuss the Thai Royal Family in English without offending native Thais: the special honorific forms of reference that exist in Thai simply have no counterparts in English.

Source: tatoeba (2135210)

I think honorific language is the hardest part of Japanese.

Source: tatoeba (9286874)

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