respectability

respectable (rɪˈspɛktəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	having or deserving the respect of other people; estimable; worthy
2.	having good social standing or reputation
3.	having socially or conventionally acceptable morals, standards, etc: a respectable woman
4.	relatively or fairly good; considerable: a respectable salary
5.	fit to be seen by other people; presentable

respecta'bility

—n

re'spectableness

—n

re'spectably

—*adv*

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Example sentences

They gained a sense of respectability through treating other people well, even

as they resisted what was wrong.

He was on a rocket path to success and respectability.

Having worked tirelessly to achieve a position of gentlemanly respectability,

neither a divorce nor an open affair was an option.

On that day, he vowed that he would do all that he could to bring back decency

and respectability to his native country.

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Matching Quote

"Honesty, respectability, the "what-will-people-say", the wisdom of nations, nothing means anything any more. Everything disappears before fear. Fear, eh, Caesonia, that noble sentiment, unallayed, pure and disinterested, one of those rare ones that get their nobility from the belly."

-Albert Camus