honradez vs. honestidad
Has anyone seen a description of the difference/relationship between these 2 words. Every time I attempt to translate "honesty" , I default on honestidad, then i remember that it should probably be honradez, and then that sounds wrong too. ...like I'm bringing the word "honor" into the picture.
"i want you to be more honest with me" Quiero que tengas mas honestidad conmigo. Quiero que tengas mas honradez. even though i guess it should really be que estes mas honesto conmigo. es que no se.
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I'm not sure of the answer about the difference exactly, but if your asking one to be honest with you, it should be "Quiero que estás honesto conmigo". As for the difference, honradez doesn't sound right in the way your trying to use it. It should be Your very honest- Usted es muy honesto. But then again, I may be wrong. As for the translation, I'm 98% sure that's the way it's suppose to be... 
I'm not sure of the answer about the difference exactly, but if your asking one to be honest with you, it should be "Quiero que estás honesto conmigo".
Languages do change, but the influence of English in Spanish cannot be taken lightly either. Not that long ago, "Quiero que seas honesto conmigo" would have been closer to "I want you to be faithful to me (in a marrigage/sexual relationship/...)", while "honrado" would have been related to being just and righteous (someone with moral principles, who doesn't steal), and "sincero" to someone who tells the truth, who never lies. Nowadays, these terms are just a blend of confusion, and they are used almost interchangeably, so you can never be certain about what they really mean when they use them. The English expression "To be honest..." always make me wonder: "Do you mean that you haven't been honest with me so far?"
Quiero que seas sincero. = Quiero que me digas la verdad, que no me mientas
"To be honest..." always make me wonder: "Do you mean that you haven't been honest with me so far?"
I think that is exactly what it means.
Up until now, I haven't been quite forthright with you, so now I am gong to quit skirting the issue and be totally upfront with you. I'm going to put my cards on the table so that you can see them.
I don't think it necessarily means that they have been dishonest with you up to that point, but they haven't exactly been open or candid, either.
Nice try! There are lots of ways to say "be honest"
De hoy en adelante, quiero que seas sincero.
From now on, I want you to be sincere.
No me digas mentiras. = Don't tell me lies.
No andes con rodeos. = Don't beat around the bush.
Dime la verdad. = Tell me the truth.
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Short answer seems to be:
honor - the exercise of complying with ones responsibilities
honesty - the habit of telling the truth
They certainly don't sound the same to me but then.....
As for using either "honestidad" or "honradez" I'd avoid either as the questioner suggests and construct my sentences round "honesto" or "honorable" - so much easier. The two nouns belong in either a philosophical treatise or in Don Quijote de la Mancha in my opinion.
