Question 1

What is the plural of the French word "honte"?

Accepted Answer

hontes

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "honte"?

Accepted Answer

from the Frankish haunita or hauniþa, "disdain, contempt, mockery" (see honnir) (cf. old Saxon hōnitha, hōnithia "dishonor", middle Dutch hoonde, same meaning); the Latinized form haunitas is attested in the Reichenau glosses (8th century).

Question 3

What is the opposite of the French word "honte"?

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>honneur</li></ul>

Question 4

What does "honte" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

Dishonor, opprobrium, humiliation (which is the etymological and ancient meaning).
By exclamation.
What is not fitting, what is unbecoming.
Also said in the plural (Voltaire condemned this use; but, in addition to the authorities, reason and usage do not prevent the use of this abstract word in the plural).
Painful feeling aroused in the soul by the thought or fear of dishonor; or the consciousness of a fault committed and the confusion, the trouble one feels because of it.
In biblical language, the parts that must be hidden.

Question 5

What are the synonyms of the French word "honte"?

Accepted Answer

dégradation
embarras
gêne
humilité
ignominie
indignité
pudeur
remords
réserve
retenue
timidité
vergogne

Question 6

How do you translate "honte" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

vergüenza

Question 7

How do you say "honte" in russian?

Accepted Answer

стыд

Question 8

How do you translate "honte" into english?

Accepted Answer

abashment

Question 9

How to translate "honte" into italian?

Accepted Answer

obbrobrio

honte

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