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respectability::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | reputability |
| Type of | honorableness, honourableness |
| Has types | decency |
| Derivation | respectable |
Examples of respectability
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Haney steals the play as the vulgar mother naively desperate for respectability.
From the post-gazette.com
Chain-smoking national leaders may have given smoking undeserved respectability.
From the cnn.com
So how do Malcolm Day and his wife, Bree Maddox, mix respectability with raunch?
From the smh.com.au
Foreign respectability also makes you look good in the eyes of your own people.
From the economist.com
They can forget dominance, but they can aim for competence, for respectability.
From the online.wsj.com
The answer is simple opt for the one who commands respectability among customers.
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For years, he agonized over his struggles to earn promotion and respectability.
From the sacbee.com
The Finley awards are based on Coach Bob Finley's character and respectability.
From the al.com
Above all, though, Mr Annenberg earned respectability by giving his money away.
From the economist.com
- Honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
- (respectable) characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"
- (respectable) goodly: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
- Respect denotes both a positive feeling of esteem for a person or other entity (such as a nation or a religion), and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem. Respect can be a specific feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected (e.g. ...
- (Respectable (Mel and Kim song)) "Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, it was the team's second number one. ...
- (Respectable (The Rolling Stones song)) "Respectable" is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1978 album Some Girls. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. ...
- (Respectable (TV series)) Respectable is a British sitcom, first shown in six episodes from 30 August to 4 October 2006 on Five; it was later repeated on Paramount Comedy 1.
- The dickey on the bosom of civilization.
