English Dictionary
Definition of “respectable”
Word Frequency
respectable (rɪˈspɛktəbəl
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Definitions
adjective
- having or deserving the respect of other people; estimable; worthy
- having good social standing or reputation
- having socially or conventionally acceptable morals, standards, etc ⇒
a respectable woman
- relatively or fairly good; considerable ⇒
a respectable salary
- fit to be seen by other people; presentable
Derived Forms
reˌspectaˈbility, (rare) reˈspectableness nounreˈspectably adverb
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = honourable, good, respected, decent, proper, worthy, upright, admirable, honest, dignified, venerable, reputable, decorous, estimable,
= reasonable, considerable, substantial, fair, tidy, ample, tolerable, presentable, appreciable, fairly good, sizable or sizeable, goodly,
Translations for 'respectable'
- British English: respectable Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.He seemed like a very respectable person.rɪˈspɛktəbl ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: مُحْتَرَم
- Brazilian Portuguese: respeitável
- Chinese: 可敬的
- Croatian: ugledan ugledan
- Czech: úctyhodný
- Danish: respektabel
- Dutch: respectabel
- European Spanish: respetable
- Finnish: kunniallinen
- French: respectable
- German: ehrbar
- Greek: αξιοσέβαστος αξιοσέβαστη
- Italian: rispettabile
- Japanese: 尊敬すべき
- Korean: 존경할 만한
- Norwegian: respektabel
- Polish: godny szacunku godna szacunku
- Portuguese: respeitável
- Romanian: respectabil respectabil, respectabilă, respectabili, respectabile
- Russian: уважаемый уважаемая
- Spanish: respetable
- Swedish: respektabel respektabelt
- Thai: น่านับถือ
- Turkish: saygıdeğer
- Ukrainian: поважний
- Vietnamese: đáng kính
Example Sentences Including 'respectable'
At least the financial and industrial schemes we're looking at are solid, respectable matters.The Gwen John Sculpture
Both players are still on the list of those looking for a point, but they created a respectable number of scoring chances.Globe and Mail (2003)
Companies ``place' review papers by their nominated authors in respectable journals.British Medical Journal (2002)
Even here in the respectable streets of Charlottenburg, his lieutenant didn't take his safety for granted.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
For the first time, thanks to the advancement of science, atheism had become socially and intellectually respectable.HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)
He opened at Augusta with a 75 but could not follow up with anything remotely respectable for a serious contender.Irish Times (2002)
He outplayed several big names to reach the weekend just two strokes off the lead, and wound up in a respectable tie for 14th.Glasgow Herald (2002)
He wrote about homosexual themes, and was open about his own sexuality, long before this became respectable , still less fashionable.Glasgow Herald (2001)
In the passage leading to the toilets, out of earshot of his respectable companions, he answered its insistent chirrup.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
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