respectable (redirected from respectableness)

re·spect·a·ble  (r-spkt-bl)

adj.

1. Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.

2. Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.

3. Of moderately good quality: respectable work.

4. Considerable in amount, number, or size: a respectable sum of money.

5. Acceptable in appearance; presentable: a respectable hat.

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re·specta·ble·ness n.

re·specta·bly adv.

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respectable [rɪˈspɛktəb^əl]

adj

1. having or deserving the respect of other people; estimable; worthy

2. having good social standing or reputation

3. having socially or conventionally acceptable morals, standards, etc. a respectable woman

4. relatively or fairly good; considerable a respectable salary

5. fit to be seen by other people; presentable

respectability  less commonly, respectableness n

respectably  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman" good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" reputable - having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" unrespectable - unworthy of respect
	2.	respectable - deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" estimable, good, honorable reputable - having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"
	3.	respectable - 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" goodly, goodish, sizable, sizeable, tidy, hefty, healthy considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

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respectable

adjective

1. honourable, good, respected, decent, proper, worthy, upright, admirable, honest, dignified, venerable, reputable, decorous, estimable He came from a respectable middle-class family.
honourable indecent, improper, unworthy, disreputable, unrefined, dishonourable, impolite, ignoble

2. decent, smart, neat, tidy (informal), spruce At last I have something respectable to wear.

3. reasonable, considerable, substantial, fair, tidy (informal), ample, tolerable, presentable, appreciable, fairly good, sizable or sizeable, goodly respectable and highly attractive rates of return
reasonable small, poor, paltry

Translations

respectable [rɪsˈpektəbl] ADJ

1. (= deserving respect) → respetable
for perfectly respectable reasons → por motivos perfectamente legítimos

2. (= of fair social standing, decent) → respetable, decente
that's not respectable → eso no es respetable or decente
that skirt isn't respectable → esa falda no es decente
a respectable family → una familia respetable
respectable people → gente f bien
in respectable society → en la buena sociedad

3. [amount] → apreciable
at a respectable distance → a una distancia prudente
she lost a respectable sum → perdió una cantidad respetable

4. (= passable) we made a respectable showing → lo hicimos más o menos bien
his work is respectable but not brilliant → su obra es aceptable pero no increíble
my marks were quite respectable → mis notas eran bastante decentes

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respectable [rɪˈspɛktəb^əl] adj

(= reputable) [person, family, area, profession] → respectable

(= quite good) [result, mark, score, performance] → honorable; [player, actor] → honorable
Her score was perfectly respectable → Son score était parfaitement honorable.

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respectable

adj

(= estimable) person → ehrbar; motives → ehrbar, ehrenhaft; (= decent) life, district, club → anständig; (= socially approved) person → angesehen, geachtet; businessman, hotel → seriös; clothes, behaviour → korrekt, anständig; they are very respectable people → sie sind sehr ehrbare Leute; he was outwardly respectable but … → er wirkte sehr ehrbar, aber …; in respectable society → in guter Gesellschaft; young people from respectable homes → junge Leute aus gutem Hause; a perfectly respectable way to earn one’s living → eine völlig akzeptable Art und Weise, seinen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen; the respectable face of capitalism → das ehrbare Gesicht des Kapitalismus; that’s not respectable → das schickt or gehört sich nicht

(= large) size, income, sum → ansehnlich, beachtlich

(= fairly good) advantage → beträchtlich; score, lead → beachtlich; a respectable writer → ein ganz ordentlicher Schriftsteller; she finished a respectable fourth → sie belegte einen beachtlichen or respektablen vierten Platz

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respectable [rɪsˈpɛktəbl] adj

a. (decent) → rispettabile
for perfectly respectable reasons → per motivi più che leciti
in respectable society → nella società bene

b. (quite big, amount, number) → considerevole; (quite good, player, result) → niente male inv

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respectable [rɪsˈpɛktəbl] adj

a. (decent) → rispettabile
for perfectly respectable reasons → per motivi più che leciti
in respectable society → nella società bene

b. (quite big, amount, number) → considerevole; (quite good, player, result) → niente male inv

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respectable → محترم úctyhodný respektabel ehrbar αξιοσέβαστος respetable kunniallinen respectable ugledan rispettabile 尊敬すべき 존경할 만한 respectabel respektabel godny szacunku respeitável уважаемый respektabel น่านับถือ saygıdeğer đáng kính 可敬的