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honesty

 noun
     
hon‧es‧ty [uncountable]
1 the quality of being honest [≠ dishonesty]:
a politician of rare honesty and courage
2

in all honesty

used when telling someone that what you are saying is what you really think:
It was not, in all honesty, a very good start.
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