Respectable
adjective
Seen as good, honest, or socially acceptable.
He comes from a respectable family.
Often appears as...
- respectable family
- respectable person
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Approving
adjective
Of a good enough standard or quality.
She has a respectable level of knowledge about the subject.
Often appears as...
- respectable level
- respectable amount
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Formal, Approving
Academic
adjective
Significant in amount, size, or degree.
They won the game by a respectable margin.
Often appears as...
- respectable margin
- respectable size
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Approving
adjective
Seen as good, honest, or socially acceptable.
He comes from a respectable family.
Often appears as...
- respectable family
- respectable person
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Of a good enough standard or quality.
She has a respectable level of knowledge about the subject.
Often appears as...
- respectable level
- respectable amount
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
adjective
Significant in amount, size, or degree.
They won the game by a respectable margin.
Often appears as...
- respectable margin
- respectable size
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Social Expectations
Used to describe something meeting society's standards, often implying tradition and conservatism.
His attire was quite respectable at the formal gathering.
Pro Tip 2/3Approval Seek
Shows desire to be approved or seen positively by others, especially in public contexts.
She took care to behave in a respectable manner at her new job.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Hint
Often hints at moral or ethical goodness beyond just social norms.
Despite the disagreement, both parties remained respectable to each other.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Expectations
Used to describe something meeting society's standards, often implying tradition and conservatism.
His attire was quite respectable at the formal gathering.
Pro Tip 2/3Approval Seek
Shows desire to be approved or seen positively by others, especially in public contexts.
She took care to behave in a respectable manner at her new job.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Hint
Often hints at moral or ethical goodness beyond just social norms.
Despite the disagreement, both parties remained respectable to each other.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Expectations
Used to describe something meeting society's standards, often implying tradition and conservatism.
His attire was quite respectable at the formal gathering.
Pro Tip 2/3Approval Seek
Shows desire to be approved or seen positively by others, especially in public contexts.
She took care to behave in a respectable manner at her new job.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Hint
Often hints at moral or ethical goodness beyond just social norms.
Despite the disagreement, both parties remained respectable to each other.
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
What I want you to do when you get home is email me the passwords to all of your email accounts, not just the nice, respectable work one in your name, but all of them, because I want to be able to just troll through what it is you're doing online, read what I want to read and publish whatever I find interesting. After all, if you're not a bad person,
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What is so special about...
many scientists thought that all mammalian brains, including the human brain, were made in the same way, with a number of neurons that was always proportional to the size of the brain. This means that two brains of the same size, like these two, with a respectable 400 grams, should have similar numbers of neurons.
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A kinder, gentler...
And we also suck in messages from everything from the television, to advertising, to marketing, etc. These are hugely powerful forces that define what we want and how we view ourselves. When we're told that banking is a very respectable profession, a lot of us want to go into banking.
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WorldSpace: The world’s...
multimedia services the audio basically from the satellite directly to a radio set and then the multimedia so you connect that radio set on computer and then it becomes like a modem that can download data and pretty pretty respectable speeds first voice itself
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How do pregnancy tests...
and found that it predicted pregnancy with a respectable 70% accuracy, though it couldn't reliably tell the sex of the baby. Scientists hypothesized that the test worked because pregnant women's urine contains more estrogen, which can promote seed growth.
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Mariana Mazzucato:...
It's a bit too big, and it hasn't actually allowed these things like dynamic venture capital and commercialization to actually be able to really be as fruitful as it could. And even really respectable newspapers, some that I'm actually subscribed to,
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A roadmap to end aging PIPE...
in those few areas of the brain that lose cells at a respectable rate, especially neurons, but we don't want to replace them any faster than that -- or not much faster anyway, because replacing them too fast would degrade cognitive function.
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The smelly mystery of...
supported by dodgy science. The problem is that, although there are many good scientists working on what they think are human pheromones, and they're publishing in respectable journals, at the basis of this,
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Science Fiction Inspires...
the true value of science fiction to me threats in the fact that it permits speculation and makes it respectable such speculation is important today more than ever before tomorrow more than today
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Ugly History: Witch...
His first, in the town of Innsbruck, didn’t gain much traction with the local authorities, who disapproved of his harsh questioning of respectable citizens and shut down his trials.
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
What I want you to do when you get home is email me the passwords to all of your email accounts, not just the nice, respectable work one in your name, but all of them, because I want to be able to just troll through what it is you're doing online, read what I want to read and publish whatever I find interesting. After all, if you're not a bad person,
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What is so special about...
many scientists thought that all mammalian brains, including the human brain, were made in the same way, with a number of neurons that was always proportional to the size of the brain. This means that two brains of the same size, like these two, with a respectable 400 grams, should have similar numbers of neurons.
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A kinder, gentler...
And we also suck in messages from everything from the television, to advertising, to marketing, etc. These are hugely powerful forces that define what we want and how we view ourselves. When we're told that banking is a very respectable profession, a lot of us want to go into banking.
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WorldSpace: The world’s...
multimedia services the audio basically from the satellite directly to a radio set and then the multimedia so you connect that radio set on computer and then it becomes like a modem that can download data and pretty pretty respectable speeds first voice itself
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How do pregnancy tests...
and found that it predicted pregnancy with a respectable 70% accuracy, though it couldn't reliably tell the sex of the baby. Scientists hypothesized that the test worked because pregnant women's urine contains more estrogen, which can promote seed growth.
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Mariana Mazzucato:...
It's a bit too big, and it hasn't actually allowed these things like dynamic venture capital and commercialization to actually be able to really be as fruitful as it could. And even really respectable newspapers, some that I'm actually subscribed to,
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A roadmap to end aging PIPE...
in those few areas of the brain that lose cells at a respectable rate, especially neurons, but we don't want to replace them any faster than that -- or not much faster anyway, because replacing them too fast would degrade cognitive function.
Video examples
The smelly mystery of...
supported by dodgy science. The problem is that, although there are many good scientists working on what they think are human pheromones, and they're publishing in respectable journals, at the basis of this,
Video examples
Science Fiction Inspires...
the true value of science fiction to me threats in the fact that it permits speculation and makes it respectable such speculation is important today more than ever before tomorrow more than today
Video examples
Ugly History: Witch...
His first, in the town of Innsbruck, didn’t gain much traction with the local authorities, who disapproved of his harsh questioning of respectable citizens and shut down his trials.
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Voltaire
French Writer
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Sometime, while I wasn't paying attention, trickle-down economics got respectable.
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Mike Birbiglia
American Comedian
Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance.
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Robert Fortune
Scottish Scientist
These gardens may be called the gardens of the respectable working classes.
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Tom Robbins
American Author
In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.
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Lorrie Moore
American Writer
Sometimes I ask myself if writing novels is even respectable.
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Will Rogers
American Actor
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
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Moliere
French Playwright
It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.
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Le'Veon Bell
American Athlete
For me, I just like to play respectable football.
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Maurice Sendak
American Artist
My work is not great, but it's respectable.
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Voltaire
French Writer
Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Sometime, while I wasn't paying attention, trickle-down economics got respectable.
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Mike Birbiglia
American Comedian
Backup dancers are completely respectable. They're the studio musicians of dance.
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Robert Fortune
Scottish Scientist
These gardens may be called the gardens of the respectable working classes.
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Tom Robbins
American Author
In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.
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Lorrie Moore
American Writer
Sometimes I ask myself if writing novels is even respectable.
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Will Rogers
American Actor
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
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Moliere
French Playwright
It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.
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Le'Veon Bell
American Athlete
For me, I just like to play respectable football.
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Maurice Sendak
American Artist
My work is not great, but it's respectable.
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