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1. (adj.) respectable
worthy of respect or esteem:
a respectable citizen.
2. respectable
of good social standing or reputation:
a respectable neighborhood.
3. respectable
good enough to be seen or used:
respectable shoes.
4. respectable
of moderate excellence:
a respectable performance.
5. respectable
appreciable in size, number, or amount:
a respectable turnout.
Etymology: (1580–90)
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| Definition of 'respectable' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) respectable
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
"a respectable woman"
2. (adj) estimable, good, honorable, respectable
deserving of esteem and respect
"all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
3. (adj) goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy
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"
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1. (adjective) respectable
behaving in a socially acceptable way
a respectable family; It was not considered respectable for women to work.
2. respectable
good, but not excellent; = satisfactory
a respectable salary; The team played respectably.; They lived respectably as man and wife.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) respectable
worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen
2. (adj) respectable
moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience
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Sense: having a good reputation or character
a respectable family.
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 Afrikaans: respektabel |
 Arabic: جَدير بالإحْتِرام |
 Bulgarian: почтен |
 Brazilian: respeitável |
 Czech: vážený |
 German: angesehen |
 Danish: respektabel |
 Greek: ευυπόληπτος, αξιοσέβαστος |
 Spanish: respetable |
 Estonian: lugupeetud |
 Farsi: محترم |
 Finnish: kunniallinen |
 French: respectable |
 Hebrew: הָגוּן |
 Hindi: मान्य, सम्मानित |
 Croatian: ugledan,čestit |
 Hungarian: jó hírű |
 Indonesian: terhormat |
 Icelandic: virðulegur, heiðvirður |
 Italian: rispettabile |
 Japanese: 立派な |
 Korean: 훌륭한 |
 Lithuanian: garbingas, vertas pagarbo |
 Latvian: respektabls; cienījams |
 Malay: dihormati |
 Dutch: achtenswaardig |
 Norwegian: respektabel |
 Polish: szacowny, przyzwoity |
 Persian: محترم |
 Pashto: دپت څښتن،ددرنښت وړ،درناوى |
 Portuguese: respeitável |
 Romanian: respectabil |
 Russian: почтенный |
 Slovak: vážený |
 Slovenian: ugleden |
 Serbian: ugledan |
 Swedish: respektabel |
 Thai: น่านับถือ |
 Turkish: saygın |
 Taiwanese: 德高望重的，受人敬重的 |
 Ukrainian: шановний; респектабельний |
 Urdu: قابل احترام |
 Vietnamese: đáng kính |
 Chinese: 有名望的，可敬的 |
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