respectability
IPA: rispɛktʌbˈɪɫɪti
noun
- The quality of being respectable.
- The class of respectable people.
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Examples of "respectability" in Sentences
- Yet the notion of "respectability" is on the rise.
- This version of respectability is deeply informed by class.
- That kind of respectability is not what my work is for, and never will be.
- Can you picture her, longing -- oh, longing -- for what she calls respectability?
- I'd say it's pretty clear that respectability is not going to be theirs ... ever.
- As I've said before, literary respectability is in the process of taking care of itself.
- Their position in the zodiac of respectability is pretty much locked in, barring a huge meltdown.
- I think she's shown that attempting to bring our nation back to respectability is not tops on her priority list & Obama has continuously shown that it's his top priority.
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