Honors vs. Honours — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Honors and Honours
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Definitions
Honors
High respect, as that shown for special merit; recognition or esteem
The honor shown to a Nobel laureate.
The place of honor at the table.
Honours
Variant of honor.
Honors
Great privilege
I have the honor of presenting the governor.
Honours
Plural of honour
Honors
Good name; reputation
I must defend my honor.
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Honours
A university degree with honors; - a term used in Great Britain.
Honors
A source or cause of credit
Was an honor to the profession.
Honours
A university degree with honors
Honors
A mark, token, or gesture of respect or distinction, such as a military decoration.
Honors
Public acts or ceremonies showing respect
Was buried with full honors.
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Honors
Special recognition for unusual academic achievement
Graduated with honors.
Honors
A program of advanced study for exceptional students
Planned to take honors in history.
Honors
Social courtesies offered to guests
Did the honors at tea.
Honors
High rank
Assumed the honor of kingship.
Honors
Honor Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for certain officials, such as judges and the mayors of certain cities
Her Honor, Judge Jones.
Honors
A sense of principled uprightness of character; personal integrity
Conducted herself with honor.
Saw the challenge as a matter of honor.
Honors
A code of integrity, dignity, and pride, chiefly among men, that was maintained in some societies, as in feudal Europe, by force of arms.
Honors
A woman's chastity or reputation for chastity.
Honors
(Sports) The right of being first at the tee in golf.
Honors
Any of the four or five highest cards, especially the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the trump suit, in card games such as bridge or whist.
Honors
Often honors The points allotted to these cards.
Honors
To hold in respect; esteem
A researcher who is highly honored for her work.
Honors
To show respect for
Honored the volunteers with a party.
Honors
To confer distinction on
He has honored us with his presence.
Honors
To bow to (another dancer) in square dancing
Honor your partner.
Honors
To accept or pay as valid
Honor a check.
A store that honors all credit cards.
Honors
Plural of honor
Honors
At an excelling level in academics.
I'm taking honors math this year.
Your kid may be an honors student, but you're still an idiot.
