respectability

2 definitions found

respectability - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Respectability \Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), n.
     The state or quality of being respectable; the state or
     quality which deserves or commands respect.
     [1913 Webster]

respectability - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  respectability
      n 1: honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a
           good reputation [syn: respectability, reputability]
           [ant: disreputability, disreputableness,
           unrespectability]