respectability
中文解釋
wordnet sense
Collocation Usage
Collins Definition
Noun
The state or quality of being proper, correct, and socially acceptable,
/riˌspektəˈbilətē/,
Font size: 
The state or quality of being proper, correct, and socially acceptable,
-
The state or quality of being proper, correct, and socially acceptable
- - provincial notions of respectability
-
The state or quality of being accepted as valid or important within a particular field
- - scientific respectability
Web Definitions:
- honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
- (respectable) characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"
- (respectable) goodly: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
- Respect denotes both a positive feeling of esteem for a person or other entity (such as a nation or a religion), and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem. Respect can be a specific feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected (e.g. ...
- (Respectable (Mel and Kim song)) "Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, it was the team's second number one. ...
- (Respectable (The Rolling Stones song)) "Respectable" is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1978 album Some Girls. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. ...
- (Respectable (TV series)) Respectable is a British sitcom, first shown in six episodes from 30 August to 4 October 2006 on Five; it was later repeated on Paramount Comedy 1.
- The dickey on the bosom of civilization.