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[syn: respectability, reputability]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Respectability \Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), n.
The state or quality of being respectable; the state or
quality which deserves or commands respect.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
respectability
n 1: honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a
good reputation [syn: respectability, reputability]
[ant: disreputability, disreputableness,
unrespectability]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
RESPECTABILITY, n. The offspring of a _liaison_ between a bald head
and a bank account.