According to the Dictionary website, the definition for honesty is dependent upon the concept of truth. Honesty may be defined as "truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness." Truth may be defined as something which is "[in] conformity with reality," or that which is factual. To combine the definitions is actually quite simple, as long as one begins with the definition of truth and accounts for the additional implications of honesty. Honesty is essentially the enactment of truth, or acting in accordance with or attesting to truth. To combine the meanings of both in one definition, one might say that honesty and truth are those things which are in accordance with reality. This definition accounts for the truthful or factual state of things, as well as the enactment of honesty. Of course, reality may be considered from both subjective and objective standpoints, so truth and honesty may be debatable to some extent. I think that even in acknowledging the subjective nature of reality, my proposed definition holds up.
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