honorific
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/
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/ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/ · /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/ (US)
Definition of honorific
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
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noun
- A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
- A term of respect; respectful language.
- A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.
adj
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Showing or conferring honour and respect.
“According to Pliny, the custom of setting up honorific statues on columns was a comparably ancient one.”
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Based on or valuing honor
“In the honorific cultural process, individuals (especially men) are extremely sensitive to real or perceived insults, and […]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From honor + -ific.
Words you can make from honorific
85 playable · top: FINOCHIO (16 pts)
Best play finochio 16 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
12 words4-letter words
29 words- FOHN 10 pts
- HOOF 10 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- CHON 9 pts
- COHO 9 pts
- COIF 9 pts
- COOF 9 pts
- CORF 9 pts
- FICO 9 pts
- FOCI 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- FINO 7 pts
- FIRN 7 pts
- FOIN 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- INFO 7 pts
- ROOF 7 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- COON 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- FOH 9 pts
- CHI 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- FON 6 pts
- FOO 6 pts
- FOR 6 pts
- FRO 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
- HOO 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- OHO 6 pts
- OOF 6 pts
- OOH 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COO 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
2-letter words
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