Aboveboard

Alternative forms

 * above-board

Etymology
above + board

This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.

Adjective

 * 1) Above the board or table.  Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
 * Fair and aboveboard.

Thesaurus
artless; authentic; before one; bona fide; face to face; fair and square; forthright; foursquare; genuine; good-faith; in broad daylight; in open court; in plain sight; in plain view; in public; in public view; in the marketplace; in the open; ingenuous; on the level; on the square; on the table; on the up-and-up; open; open and aboveboard; openly; overtly; plain dealing; publicly; scrupulous; single-hearted; square; square-dealing; square-shooting; straight; straight-shooting; unsophisticated; up-and-up; veritable

Translations

 * Spanish: legítimo, sincero

Related terms

 * above board {adverb}