Definitions for Respectable
rɪˈspɛk tə bəlre·spectable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. respectableadjective

   characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

   "a respectable woman"

2. estimable, good, honorable, respectableadjective

   deserving of esteem and respect

   "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"

3. goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidyadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. respectableadjective

   deserving respect

   His accomplishments, morals, loyalty, and stature make him a respectable person.

2. respectableadjective

   decent; satisfactory

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1. Respectable

   Respectable is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1978 album Some Girls. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. In the liner notes to the 1993 compilation album Jump Back: The Best of The Rolling Stones (on which it was included), Jagger said, "It's important to be somewhat influenced by what's going on around you and on the Some Girls album, I think we definitely became more aggressive because of the punk thing..."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Respectableadjective

   worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen

2. Respectableadjective

   moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience

3. Etymology: [F. respectable, LL. respectabilis.]

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1. Respectable

   "Respectable" is a number one single for one week in the UK on March 1987 for Mel and Kim, that was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. It was the team's second number one, and was also number one in New Zealand for five weeks spanning July and August, and in Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands. A memorable feature of the song is the sampled and sequenced first syllable of the chorus: "Tay, tay, tay, tay, t-t, t-t, t, tay, tay, take or leave us...".

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Respectable' in Adjectives Frequency: #891

How to pronounce Respectable?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Respectable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Respectable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Respectable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Respectable in a Sentence

1. William Ellery Channing:

   To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich, to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never, in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common, this is to be my symphony.

2. Patricio Rivera:

   The final quarter of last year was complicated and we are readjusting economic figures, we will have respectable economic growth (in 2015). It will be very satisfactory given this situation.

3. Luis Elizondo:

   What we have been doing is trying to find the most qualified individuals at the most respectable institutions to conduct scientific analysis, that scientific analysis includes physical analysis, it includes molecular and chemical analysis and ultimately it includes nuclear analysis.

4. Andrew Gillum:

   What was most hurtful was this belief that I was somehow living a lie in my marriage and in my family. That was the most hurtful to me. Because I believe we are all entitled to mistakes, and I believe we are entitled to those mistakes without having every other respectable and redeeming part of our lives invalidated.

5. Henry Adams:

   As for America, it is the ideal fruit of all your youthful hopes and reforms. Everybody is fairly decent, respectable, domestic, bourgeois, middle-class, and tiresome. There is absolutely nothing to revile except that it's a bore.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Respectable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Respectable
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respectable
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Respectable
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Respectable