respectability
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respectability
- /ɹɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlɪti/
noun respectabilities
- The quality of being respectable. Such a scandal as the prosecution of a brother for forgery—with a verdict of guilty—is a most truly horrible, deplorable, fatal thing. It takes the respectability out of a family perhaps at a critical moment, when the family is just assuming the robes of respectability: […] it is a black spot which
- The class of respectable people.
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noun quality of being respectable
| Español | respetabilidad |
|---|---|
| Português | respeitabilidade |
| Français | respectabilité |
| Italiano | rispettabilità, perbenismo |
| Română | respectabilitate |
| Русский | респекта́бельность respektábelʹnostʹ, почте́нность počténnostʹ |
Talk about this word "respectability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/respectability. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. respectability. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/respectability "respectability." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/respectability.Cite this
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title = {respectability},
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