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respectability

[ ri-spek-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

plural respectabilities
  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 respectable.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôr±ð·²õ±è±ð³¦³Ùa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun plural nonrespectabilities
  • ±è°ù±ðr±ð·²õ±è±ð³¦³Ùa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ²õ±ð³¾î€…i·°ù±ð·²õ±è±ð³¦³Ùa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·°ù±ð·²õ±è±ð³¦³Ùa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ³Ü²Ôr±ð·²õ±è±ð³¦³Ùa·²ú¾±±ôi·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of respectability1

First recorded in 1775–85; respectable + -ity
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Example Sentences

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Colleen Dolan, an education expert with expertise in Stephen King film adaptations, tells Salon, “B***hery gets them out of the straightjacket of respectability, what Betty Friedan had called the ‘feminine mystique.’

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She slated Warwick for using his position as minister to add a "veneer of respectability" to the scam.

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He said Stewart was popular and "hid in plain sight behind a facade of respectability" and his victims were often afraid to report him due to his status.

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At this point, Riley remaining on this downward trajectory feels considerably more likely than him guiding the Trojans back to national prominence — or even respectability.

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But now that human-caused climate change has accelerated, and with devastating effects already underway around the world, what previously appeared to be a risky Hail Mary technofix has gained respectability.

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