Hyphenation of honor

How to hyphenate honor

honor is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, honor is hyphenated as:

hon-or

Syllables Count: 2
Characters Count: 5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 5
Hyphens Count: 1

Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of honor

Definition 1 as noun

noun Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful)
Example: The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.
noun The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity
Example: He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.
noun A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen
Example: Audie Murphy received many honors, such as the Distinguished Service Cross.
noun A privilege
Example: I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.
noun (in the plural) the privilege of going first
Example: I'll let you have the honours, Bob—go ahead.
noun A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
Example: He is an honour to his nation.
noun (feudal law) a seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended
noun The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point)
noun In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
noun (in the plural) (courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank
Example: At university I took honours in modern history.

Definition 1 as verb

verb To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of
Example: The freedom fighters will be forever remembered and honored by the people.
verb To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like)
Example: I trusted you, but you have not honored your promise.
verb To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone)
Example: Ten members of the profession were honored at the ceremony.
verb To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.)
Example: I'm sorry Sir, but the bank did not honour your cheque.

Words nearby honor

honkie
honkies
honking
honks
honky
honky-tonk
honkytonks
honolulu
(honor)
honor-bound
honor-fired
honor-giving
honor-owing
honor-thirsty
honora
honorability
honorable

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.