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Honorary meaning

  1. Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
  2. Voluntary.
  3. Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.

Synonyms of Honorary

unearned

Related words

Other words often associated with Honorary or its synonyms:

earned

Using Honorary

  • The main meaning on this page is: Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment. | Voluntary. | Unofficial; practically. Describes the holder of an unofficial position or title that is assigned as a special honor rather than by normal channels.
  • Useful related words include: unearned.
  • In the example corpus, honorary often appears in combinations such as: an honorary, the honorary, honorary degree.

Context around Honorary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

receives 2× ibrahim 1× german 1× portuguese 1× consul 1× cambridge 1× recognition 1× citation 1× awarded 1× taniguchi 1×

Often after:

doctorate 5× consul 4× degree 3× degrees 3× ranks 2× consulates 1× consulate 1× uvi 1× doctoral 1× consuls 1×

Sentence patterns with Honorary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

slave receives honorary doctorate in 2× 11 as honorary graduates or 1× and the honorary degree of 1× arthur taniguchi honorary consul of 1× awarded the honorary degree of 1× awarding of honorary doctoral degrees 1× awarding of honorary uvi degrees 1× awards are honorary 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a brave mum 1× a communication said 1× a russian delegation 1× a veteran fundraiser 1× after thornley s 1× along with revoking 1×

Common sentence endings:

100 years later 1× 19 in hilo 1× an honorary degree 1× an honorary doctorate 1× and foreign universities 1× awards are honorary 1×

Words around Honorary

Just before it in the word index:

honorariums 2 honorarium 28 honorarily 2 honoraria 9 honorably 72 honorableness 3

Just after it in the word index:

honoratus 2 honorclub 6 honored 1.551 honoree 68 honorees 124 honoria 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

commercially 778 confederate 778 crafts 778 flies 778 manifesto 778 methodist 778

Corpus analysis for Honorary

  • In this selection, "honorary" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, receives, ibrahim, german, doctorate, consul and degree stand out and add context to how "honorary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include slave receives honorary doctorate in and 11 as honorary graduates or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "honorary" sits close to words such as commercially, confederate and crafts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with honorary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Recognition Honorary degrees Mbeki has received many honorary degrees from South African and foreign universities. (15 words)

A Russian delegation, led by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was among the event’s honorary guests. (16 words)

Tony Peralta, Finland’s Honorary Consul here, told MindaNews Romania and Sweden will open their honorary consulates here this year. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Along with revoking Turpel-Lafond's honorary degrees, Dyck said she wants to see the universities take a stand, stating publicly it's wrong and unacceptable to pretend to be Indigenous, and there should be consequences, such as termination. (39 words)

She was made an honorary police officer in her hometown of Freeport, was made an honorary Texas Ranger and got a chance to meet Houston Astros star Jose Altuve before Game 1 of the World Series. (36 words)

Charles has taken over eight of his mother’s former honorary posts himself, including sponsor of the Royal Navy’s warship HMS Queen Elizabeth, and has shared some of his own affiliations now he is King. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Former slave receives honorary doctorate in divinity degree 100 years laterFormer slave receives honorary doctorate in divinity degree 100 years later.

Tony Peralta, Finland’s Honorary Consul here, told MindaNews Romania and Sweden will open their honorary consulates here this year.

A communication said that Swiss consul-general (Bengaluru) Sebastien Hug oversaw the mission to airlift the Swiss nationals along with Syed Ibrahim, honorary consul of the German honorary consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.

Nominations Being Sought for Awarding of Honorary UVI Degrees The University of the Virgin Islands has established a policy regarding the awarding of honorary doctoral degrees to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments.

Mr. President and members of the visiting delegation, Your Excellency, Madame President, Bishops, Worshipful Mayors, Portuguese Honorary Consul, Honorary Consuls, parliamentary colleagues, ladies and gentlemen….

She was made an honorary police officer in her hometown of Freeport, was made an honorary Texas Ranger and got a chance to meet Houston Astros star Jose Altuve before Game 1 of the World Series.

As of March 2016, UCL had an "official count" of 29 Nobel affiliates as students or academics, and a further 11 as honorary graduates or honorary fellows.

Cambridge honorary doctorate Derrida has often been the target of attacks by analytic philosophers ; an attack of major significance was their 1992 attempt at stopping Cambridge University from granting Derrida an Honorary Doctorate.

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He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of letters by Rhodes University and the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of the Witwatersrand in 1972.

Honorary awards mainList Citizens of countries which do not have the Queen as their head of state sometimes have honours conferred upon them, in which case the awards are "honorary".

In 1999, Pratchett appointed both Cohen and Stewart as "Honorary Wizards of the Unseen University" at the same ceremony at which the University of Warwick awarded him an honorary degree.

Recognition Honorary degrees Mbeki has received many honorary degrees from South African and foreign universities.

They are worn beneath the rank insignia. citation Honorary ranks The French Army had awarded honorary ranks to individuals credited with exceptional acts of courage since 1796.

A brave mum who turned the heart-breaking experience of losing a child into a charity helping bereaved parents is being recognised with an Honorary Doctorate from University.

After Thornley's announcement, the college's Area Commission voted to give her the honorary title of president emeritus once she retires.

Along with revoking Turpel-Lafond's honorary degrees, Dyck said she wants to see the universities take a stand, stating publicly it's wrong and unacceptable to pretend to be Indigenous, and there should be consequences, such as termination.

Arthur Taniguchi, Honorary Consul of Japan, places his tanzaku wish on a bamboo branch during the Tanabata festival Aug. 19 in Hilo.

A Russian delegation, led by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was among the event’s honorary guests.

A veteran fundraiser and dedicated football fan has donned a cap and gown to receive an honorary award from the University of Wolverhampton.

Charles has taken over eight of his mother’s former honorary posts himself, including sponsor of the Royal Navy’s warship HMS Queen Elizabeth, and has shared some of his own affiliations now he is King.

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Common combinations with honorary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "honorary" in a sentence?
An example: "Former slave receives honorary doctorate in divinity degree 100 years laterFormer slave receives honorary doctorate in divinity degree 100 years later." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "honorary" from authentic English texts.
What does "honorary" mean?
Honorary means: Given as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
What are synonyms of "honorary"?
Common synonyms of "honorary" include: unearned.
How many example sentences with "honorary" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "honorary", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.