respectability
91respectable — [[t]rɪspe̱ktəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct. He came from a perfectly respectable middle class family... It was a highly respectable and what was… …
92propriety — [n1] suitableness, appropriateness accordance, advisability, agreeableness, appositeness, aptness, becomingness, compatibility, concord, congruity, consonance, convenience, correctness, correspondence, decorum, ethicality, expedience, fitness,… …
93clean-cut — adjective 1. neat and smart in appearance a clean cut and well bred young man the trig corporal in his jaunty cap a trim beard • Syn: ↑trig, ↑trim • Similar to: ↑tidy …
94disreputability — noun dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation • Syn: ↑unrespectability, ↑disreputableness • Ant: ↑reputability, ↑respectability (for: ↑unrespectability) …
95disreputableness — noun dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation • Syn: ↑unrespectability, ↑disreputability • Ant: ↑reputability (for: ↑disreputability), ↑respectability ( …
96unrespectability — noun dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation • Syn: ↑disreputability, ↑disreputableness • Ant: ↑reputability (for: ↑disreputability), ↑respectability …
97re|spect|a|bil|i|ty — «rih SPEHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the quality or condition of being respectable: »By maintaining a modicum of respectability…they steer clear of harsher reprisals (Newsweek). 2. respectable social standing. 3. respectable people …
98Disrespectability — Dis re*spect a*bil i*ty, n. Lack of respectability. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …
99Reassert — Re as*sert (r[=e] [a^]s*s[ e]rt ), v. t. To assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do so. [1913 Webster] Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who will reassert our claim to respectability in literature. Walsh. [1913… …
100coming-of-age — noun Date: 1916 the attainment of prominence, respectability, recognition, or maturity …
