Similar words
fourbe
Fourbe (deceitful, two-faced) and malhonnête (dishonest) overlap strongly, though fourbe adds a note of calculated betrayal.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
deshonesto
deshonesto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dishonest."
Portuguese
desonesto
desonesto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dishonest."
Practice
1 What does malhonnête mean?
dishonest
2 Fill the gap: Ce vendeur ___ a menti sur le prix.
Full sentence: Ce vendeur malhonnête a menti sur le prix. (That dishonest salesman lied about the price.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches malhonnête?
malhonnête: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.