Respectability
noun
The state of being regarded highly and accepted by society.
His new job gave him a newfound sense of respectability.
Often appears as...
- air of respectability
- sheer respectability
noun
The quality of being proper and following the socially acceptable norms.
Her respectability was challenged when she decided to deviate from traditional norms.
Often appears as...
- question of respectability
- respectability and propriety
noun
The state of being regarded highly and accepted by society.
His new job gave him a newfound sense of respectability.
Often appears as...
- air of respectability
- sheer respectability
noun
The quality of being proper and following the socially acceptable norms.
Her respectability was challenged when she decided to deviate from traditional norms.
Often appears as...
- question of respectability
- respectability and propriety
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Social Acceptance
Concerns someone's actions being approved by the majority in their community or society.
Winning the award lent an air of respectability to her controversial work.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Sensitivity
Recognizes that the concept may vary greatly in different cultures and communities.
In some communities, displaying wealth contributes to respectability.
Pro Tip 3/3Perspective Shifts
Can change over time or due to specific actions changing public perspective.
His philanthropy restored his respectability after the scandal.
Compare with
characterdecorumdignityesteemhonourprestigereputationstatus
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won in the end they got their title of respectability and also the Senate's other worry the appearance of singularity well it was a singularity back then but now do you know how many nations have a president a hundred and forty-seven all because they want to
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Colin Grant: The son of...
in their transparent covers that they were delivered in. But what's more difficult to navigate is the emotional landscape between the generations, and the old adage that with age comes wisdom is not true. With age comes the veneer of respectability
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What's a snollygoster? A...
won in the end they got their title of respectability and also the Senate's other worry the appearance of singularity well it was a singularity back then but now do you know how many nations have a president a hundred and forty-seven all because they want to
Video examples
Colin Grant: The son of...
in their transparent covers that they were delivered in. But what's more difficult to navigate is the emotional landscape between the generations, and the old adage that with age comes wisdom is not true. With age comes the veneer of respectability
Example 1 of 2
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Hanif Kureishi
English Playwright
My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Respectable in the sense that I support my family. That's what I mean by respectability.
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Hari Nef
American Actress
It's time for the aesthetics of upwardly mobile feminist respectability to make room for the aesthetics of survival, particularly trans survival.
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Kenneth L. Pike
American Sociologist
It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them.
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Janelle Monae
American Musician
I have worn a tuxedo, but I have never covered up for respectability politics or to shame other women.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
I shall be glad when you have strangled the invincible respectability that dogs your steps.
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Chuck Noll
American Coach
Respectability? Who wants to be respectable? That's spoken like a true loser.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head.
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Shelley Winters
American Actress
Now that I'm over sixty I'm veering toward respectability.
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Sam Keen
American Author
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.
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Hanif Kureishi
English Playwright
My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Respectable in the sense that I support my family. That's what I mean by respectability.
Quote examples
Hari Nef
American Actress
It's time for the aesthetics of upwardly mobile feminist respectability to make room for the aesthetics of survival, particularly trans survival.
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Kenneth L. Pike
American Sociologist
It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them.
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Janelle Monae
American Musician
I have worn a tuxedo, but I have never covered up for respectability politics or to shame other women.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
I shall be glad when you have strangled the invincible respectability that dogs your steps.
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Chuck Noll
American Coach
Respectability? Who wants to be respectable? That's spoken like a true loser.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Men have to do some awfully mean things to keep up their respectability.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head.
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Shelley Winters
American Actress
Now that I'm over sixty I'm veering toward respectability.
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Sam Keen
American Author
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.
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