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reputation - 5 dictionary results

rep⋅u⋅ta⋅tion

[rep-yuh-tey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the estimation in which a person or thing is held, esp. by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
2. favorable repute; good name: to ruin one's reputation by misconduct.
3. a favorable and publicly recognized name or standing for merit, achievement, reliability, etc.: to build up a reputation.
4. the estimation or name of being, having, having done, etc., something specified: He has the reputation of being a shrewd businessman.

Origin:
1325–75; ME reputacioun < L reputātiōn- (s. of reputātiō) computation, consideration, equiv. to reputāt(us) (ptp. of reputāre; see repute ) + -iōn- -ion


rep⋅u⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective


1. regard, name. Reputation, character are often confused. Reputation, however, is the word which refers to the position one occupies or the standing that one has in the opinion of others, in respect to attainments, integrity, and the like: a fine reputation; a reputation for honesty. Character is the combination of moral and other traits which make one the kind of person one actually is (as contrasted with what others think of one): Honesty is an outstanding trait of his character. 2. fame, distinction, renown, esteem, honor, recognition. 3. See credit.


2. disrepute.
rep·u·ta·tion   (rěp'yə-tā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The general estimation in which a person is held by the public.
  2. The state or situation of being held in high esteem.
  3. A specific characteristic or trait ascribed to a person or thing: a reputation for courtesy.

[Middle English reputacioun, from Latin reputātiō, reputātiōn-, a reckoning, from reputātus, past participle of reputāre, to reckon, think over; see repute.]

Reputation

Rep`u*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]putation, L. reputatio a reckoning, consideration. See Repute, v. t.]

1. The estimation in which one is held; character in public opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or action; repute.

The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole life. --Ames.

2. (Law) The character imputed to a person in the community in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is otherwise part of the issue of a case.

3. Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public esteem; general credit; good name.

I see my reputation is at stake. --Shak.

The security of his reputation or good name. --Blackstone.

4. Account; value. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

[/Christ] made himself of no reputation. --Phil. ii. 7.

Syn: Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame. See the Note under Character.
Language Translation for : reputation
Spanish: reputación,
German: der Ruf,
Japanese: 評判

reputation 
c.1380, from L. reputationem (nom. reputatio) "consideration," from reputatus, pp. of reputare "reflect upon, reckon," from re- "repeatedly" + putare "to reckon, consider" (see putative).

Main Entry: rep·u·ta·tion
Function: noun
: overall quality or character as seen or judged by people in general within a community —see also character evidence at EVIDENCE reputation testimony at TESTIMONY
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