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respectability

re·spect·a·bil·i·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-spek-tuh-bil-i-tee]
    • /rɪˌspɛk təˈbɪl ɪ ti/
    • /rɪˌspek.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-spek-tuh-bil-i-tee]
    • /rɪˌspɛk təˈbɪl ɪ ti/

Definitions of respectability word

  • noun plural respectability the state or quality of being respectable. 1
  • noun plural respectability respectable social standing, character, or reputation. 1
  • noun plural respectability a respectable person or persons. 1
  • noun plural respectability respectabilities, things accepted as respectable. 1
  • noun respectability the quality or state of being respectable 0
  • noun respectability respectable character, reputation, or social status 0
See all 8 definitions of respectability

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Origin of respectability

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; respectable + -ity

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Parts of speech for Respectability

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Respectability

respectability popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for respectability

noun respectability

  • acceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
  • comeliness — pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair: a comely face.
  • convenance — suitable behaviour; propriety
  • conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
  • correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
All 26 Synonyms of respectability

Top questions with respectability

  • what does respectability mean?

Related words

  • bourgeois

    If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.

  • decency

    Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards.

  • outskirt

    Often, outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.

  • questionable

    of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
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