뜻

1. 고귀한, 기품 있는, 위엄 있는, 존경할 만한, 훌륭한
2. 명예가 되는, 영광스러운, 신분에 맞는, 덕 있는, 고결한
3. 잘 생긴, 아름다운, 수려한, 멋진

1. Full of or regarded with honor or honour; honorable or honourable, of high birth, noble, distinguished, respectable, eminent.
2. Bringing or deserving honor or honour; worthy, creditable, respectable; decent, virtuous.
3. (of one's appearance) Fine, handsome, beautiful, becoming, noble.

예문

• ego qui festinavi ut Caesarem in Italia viderem (sic enim arbitrabamur) eumque multis honestissimis viris conservatis redeuntem ad pacem 'currentem,' ut aiunt, 'incitarem,' ab illo longissime et absum et afui. (M. Tullius Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares, LIBER QVINTVS DECIMVS: AD SENATVM ET CETEROS, letter 15 3:3)

  (마르쿠스 툴리우스 키케로, 친구들에게 보낸 편지들, , 3:3)

• Vt ex his propinquis eius, hominibus honestissimis, audio, non tu in isto artificio accusatorio callidior es quam hic in suo. (M. Tullius Cicero, pro Sex. Roscio Amerino Oratio, chapter 17 1:3)

  (마르쿠스 툴리우스 키케로, 로스키우스 변호문, 17장 1:3)

• demus hoc tuis, demus optimi adulescentis honestissimis precibus, qui pietate mira mira etiam sagacitate patrem quaerit. (Pliny the Younger, Letters, book 6, letter 25 5:2)

  (소 플리니우스, 편지들, 6권, 5:2)

• Expeditis his quae ad singularem Christianae fidei professionem attinere videntur, de discretione videlicet trium personarum in una eademque penitus ac simplici divinitatis substantia, juvat in hujus summi boni perfectione contemplanda mentis aciem altius imprimere, ac diligentius singula replicando quaecunque aliquid quaestionis habere videntur, verisimilibus et honestissimis rationibus diffinire, ut quo amplius innotuerit hujus summi boni perfectio, majori unumquemque ad se trahat desiderio. (Petrus Abaelardus, Theologia scholarium, Liber tertius 1:1)

  (피에르 아벨라르, , 1:1)

• quin etiam uniuerso ordini uestro pro amplissimis erga me meritis quantas maximas possum gratias ago atque habeo, qui me in illa curia honestissimis adclamationibus decorauere, in qua curia uel nominari tantummodo summus honor est. (Apuleius, Florida 16:75)

  (아풀레이우스, 플로리다 16:75)

유의어 사전

1. Bonus, bene moratus, probus, and frugi, denote a low degree of morality, in which a man keeps himself free from blame and punishment, hatred and contempt:—bonus (anciently duonus, δύναμαι), in the popular sense, in which benevolence and goodness of heart constitute the principal part of morality, in opp. to malus, like ἀγαθός; bene moratus, in a more philosophical sense, as an acquired character, in which, before all things, self-control, conscientiousness, and freedom from common selfishness are cultivated, like εὔτροπος, probus πραΰς), so far as a man injures no one, nor does what is unjust, as a worthy, upright, just man; frugi, so far as a man, by discretion, conscientiousness, and diligence, qualifies himself to be useful in practical life, in opp. to nequam, like χρηστός. Quintil. vi. 4, 11. Non est altercandi ars . . . res animi jacentis et mollis supra modum frontis, fallitque plerumque quod probitas vocatur, quæ est imbecillitas. Dic. Dejot. 10. Frugi hominem dici non multum laudis habet in rege. Quintil. i. 6, 29. 2. Whereas honestus and sanctus denote a higher degree of morality, which, from higher motives, rises above the standard of ordinary men, and what is called social morality; honestus, as an honorable and chivalrous spirit and demeanor, derived from a principle of honor and distinction, in opp. to turpis; sanctus, as a saintly and holy spirit, derived from a principle of piety. (v. 347.)

출처: Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Ludwig von Doederlein