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Noun: respectability  ri,spek-tu'bi-li-tee
  1. Honourableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
    "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability";
    - reputability

Derived forms: respectabilities

Type of: honorableness [US], honorificabilitudinitatibus, honourableness [Brit, Cdn]

Antonym: unrespectability

Encyclopedia: Respectability