respectability

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands respect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reputability good character justice honor nobility pride integrity morality ethics purity merit dignity legitimacy credibility
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Antonyms

unrespectability badness error crime evil vice
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Hypernyms

honorableness honourableness

Hyponyms

decency

Examples

In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. John Kenneth Galbraith

To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability. Oscar Wilde

True respectability stems not from the will of the majority but from proper reasoning. Alain de Botton

Respectability is the dickey on the bosom of civilization. Elbert Hubbard

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. Sam Keen

Keep moving. Let nothing slow you up. Move on with dignity and honor and respectability. Martin Luther King Jr.

Close letter words and terms

respect the law respect to the timing respectabilise respectability politics respectabilize respectable