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

• mihi enim iudicatum est, si modo hoc Caesar aut patietur aut volet, deponere illam iam personam, in qua me saepe illi ipsi probavi, ac me totum in litteras abdere tecumque et cum ceteris earum studiosis honestissimo otio perfrui< tu vellem ne veritus esses ne pluribus legerem tuas litteras, si mihi, quem ad modum scribis, longiores forte misisses, ac velim posthac sic statuas, tuas mihi litteras longissimas quasque gratissimas fore. (M. Tullius Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares, LIBER SEPTIMVS: AD M. MARIVM ET CETEROS, letter 33 2:6)

  (마르쿠스 툴리우스 키케로, 친구들에게 보낸 편지들, , 2:6)

• in quo non extimesco periculum (cum enim tot impendeant, cur non honestissimo depecisci velim? (M. Tullius Cicero, Letters to Atticus, LIBER NONVS AD ATTICVM, letter 7 6:4)

  (마르쿠스 툴리우스 키케로, 아티쿠스에게 보낸 편지들, , 6:4)

• Quamvis et ipse sis continentissimus, et filiam tuam ita institueris ut decebat tuam filiam, Tutili neptem, cum tamen sit nuptura honestissimo viro Nonio Celeri, cui ratio civilium officiorum necessitatem quandam nitoris imponit, debet secundum condicionem mariti veste comitatu, quibus non quidem augetur dignitas, ornatur tamen et instruitur. (Pliny the Younger, Letters, book 6, letter 32 1:1)

  (소 플리니우스, 편지들, 6권, 1:1)

• Nam ille quoque praecipuam se voluptatem ex amicitia tua capere profitetur, certatque tecum honestissimo certamine mutuae caritatis, quam ipsum tempus augebit. (Pliny the Younger, Letters, book 7, letter 7 2:1)

  (소 플리니우스, 편지들, 7권, 2:1)

• Decessit honestissimo testamento: (Pliny the Younger, Letters, book 7, letter 24 2:1)

  (소 플리니우스, 편지들, 7권, 2:1)

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