Respectability
1Respectability — Re*spect a*bil i*ty (r?*sp?kt ?*b?l ?*t?), n. The state or quality of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands respect. [1913 Webster] …
2respectability — index character (reputation), decorum, distinction (reputation), honesty, honor (good reputation) …
3respectability — [ri spek΄tə bil′ə tē] n. pl. respectabilities 1. the quality or state of being respectable 2. respectable character, reputation, or social status 3. respectable people as a group 4. [pl.] patterns of living or behaving regarded as respectable …
4respectability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bourgeois, middle class ▪ academic, intellectual, political, scientific, social ▪ international …
5respectability — re|spect|a|bil|i|ty [ rı,spektə bıləti ] noun uncount the quality of obeying the moral or social standards that are accepted by most people: They had an air of respectability …
6respectability — noun (U) the quality of being considered morally correct and socially acceptable: The couple exuded an air of quiet respectability …
7respectability — UK [rɪˌspektəˈbɪlətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the quality of obeying the moral or social standards that are accepted by most people They had an air of respectability …
8respectability — respectable ► ADJECTIVE 1) regarded by society as being proper, correct, and good. 2) of some merit or importance. 3) adequate or acceptable in number, size, or amount. DERIVATIVES respectability noun respectably adverb …
9respectability — noun see respectable I …
10respectability — /ri spek teuh bil i tee/, n., pl. respectabilities for 3. 1. the state or quality of being respectable. 2. respectable social standing, character, or reputation. 3. a respectable person or persons. 4. respectabilities, things accepted as… …
11respectability — noun a) The quality of being respectable. b) The class of respectable people …
12respectability — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. integrity, decency, propriety, reputability; see honesty 1 , virtue 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance: comeliness, correctness, decency, decentness,… …
13respectability — re·spect·a·bil·i·ty || rɪ‚spektÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. quality of being respectable, honorableness, worthiness of esteem …
14respectability — n. Estimableness, reputableness, respectableness …
15respectability — n 1. decency, propriety, good taste, decorum, dignity, respectableness; appropriateness, seemliness, fitness, suitability, suitableness, becomingness, etiquette, formality. 2. virtue, goodness, morality; probity, integrity, uprightness, rectitude …
16respectability — re·spect·abil·i·ty …
17respectability — /rəspɛktəˈbɪləti/ (say ruhspektuh biluhtee) noun (plural respectabilities) 1. the state or quality of being respectable. 2. respectable social standing, character, or reputation. 3. respectable people. 4. (plural) things accepted as respectable …
18respectability — n. 1 the state of being respectable. 2 those who are respectable …
19(a) patina of respectability — a patina of success/respectability/sophistication/etc phrase if someone or something has a patina of some quality such as success, they appear to be successful, but they are not Thesaurus: small amounts of a feeling or qualitysynonym M …
20respectabilité — [ rɛspɛktabilite ] n. f. • 1784; angl. respectability, d apr. respectable ♦ Caractère d une personne ou d une chose respectable. La respectabilité d un notable. Apparence d honorabilité. « Le pharisaïsme avait mis le salut au prix [...] d une… …
