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respectability
[ ri-spek-tuh-bil-i-tee ]
noun
- the state or quality of being respectable.
- respectable social standing, character, or reputation.
- a respectable person or persons.
- respectabilities, things accepted as respectable.
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of respectability1
Example Sentences
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.’
She slated Warwick for using his position as minister to add a "veneer of respectability" to the scam.
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.
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.
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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