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To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the fine distinction on which the game's respectability rested.
Charlie Pierce

Meaning of "respectability" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RESPECTABILITY

respectability  [rɪˌspɛktəˈbɪlətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESPECTABILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Respectability is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RESPECTABILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Respect

Respect is a positive feeling of esteem or deference for a person or other entity, and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem. Respect can be a specific feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected. It can also be conduct in accord with a specific ethic of respect. Rude conduct is usually considered to indicate a lack of respect, disrespect, whereas actions that honor somebody or something indicate respect. Specific ethics of respect are of fundamental importance to various cultures. Respect for tradition and legitimate authority is identified by Jonathan Haidt, a professor at the New York University Stern School of Business, as one of five fundamental moral values shared to a greater or lesser degree by different societies and individuals. Respect can be both given and/or received. Depending on an individual's cultural reference frame, respect can be something that is earned. Respect is often thought of as earned or built over time. Often, continued caring interactions are required to maintain or increase feelings of respect among individuals. Chivalry, by some definitions, contains the outward display of respect.

Definition of respectability in the English dictionary

The definition of respectability in the dictionary is the quality or state of being respectable; the fact of being considered socially acceptable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESPECTABILITY


applicability
əˌplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ
combustibility
kəmˌbʌstəˈbɪlətɪ
comprehensibility
ˌkɒmprɪhɛnsəˈbɪlətɪ
controllability
kənˌtrəʊləˈbɪlətɪ
creditability
ˌkrɛdɪtəˈbɪlətɪ
enforceability
ɪnˈfɔːsəˈbɪlətɪ
extendability
ɪkˌstɛndəˈbɪlətɪ
flammability
ˌflæməˈbɪlətɪ
formability
ˌfɔːməˈbɪlətɪ
inapplicability
ˌɪnəˌplɪkəˈbɪlətɪ
reusability
ˌriːˌjuːzəˈbɪlətɪ
sociability
ˌsəʊʃəˈbɪlətɪ
suitability
ˌsuːtəˈbɪlətɪ
sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlətɪ
tunability
ˌtjuːnəˈbɪlətɪ
unavailability
ˌʌnəˌveɪləˈbɪlətɪ
unreliability
ˌʌnrɪlaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
variability
ˌvɛərɪəˈbɪlətɪ
viability
ˌvaɪəˈbɪlətɪ
vulnerability
ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESPECTABILITY

respecify
respect
respectabilise
respectabilize
respectable
respectableness
respectably
respectant
respected
respecter
respectful
respectfully
Respectfully yours
respectfulness
respecting
respective
respectively
respectiveness
respectless
respects

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESPECTABILITY

ability
accessibility
availability
capability
compatibility
disability
durability
eligibility
facility
flexibility
functionality
liability
mobility
nobility
possibility
probability
reliability
responsibility
stability
utility
visibility

Synonyms and antonyms of respectability in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «respectability» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESPECTABILITY

Find out the translation of respectability to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of respectability from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «respectability» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尊敬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

respetabilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

respectability
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सम्मान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاحترام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

респектабельность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

respeitabilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

respectabilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kehormatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seriosität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

世間体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

존경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Respectability
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhưng người có địa vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மதிப்புக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिष्ठा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saygınlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rispettabilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poważanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

респектабельність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

respectabilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευπρέπεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ordentlikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

respektabilitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

respektabilitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of respectability

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESPECTABILITY»

The term «respectability» is regularly used and occupies the 70.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESPECTABILITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «respectability» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «respectability» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about respectability

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10 QUOTES WITH «RESPECTABILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word respectability.
1
Amiri Baraka
God has been replaced, as he has all over the West, with respectability and air conditioning.
2
William Bligh
The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force.
3
E. Stanley Jones
In the ordinary church, it is suppressed by respectability, by a desire to appear better than we really are.
4
Jodi Kantor
Evangelical Christian politicians who cheat often raise questions about hypocrisy, especially if they preached piety in public and disregarded it in private. When Jewish politicians fall, they shatter different expectations, particularly that American Jews need to work together to preserve respectability and fireproof against anti-Semitism.
5
Sam Keen
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.
6
Stephen Kinzer
In fairness, Latin America's elected civilian leaders have made progress in some areas. They have brought their countries back to international respectability, curbed flagrant human rights violations, and sought to build democratic political institutions.
7
Hanif Kureishi
My father was a civil servant, so having a regular job, being respectable is a big deal for me. Respectable in the sense that I support my family. That's what I mean by respectability.
8
Charlie Pierce
To recognize that head injuries were as essential a part of football as they are of boxing would be to erase the fine distinction on which the game's respectability rested.
9
Kenneth L. Pike
It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them.
10
Arjun Rampal
I like my films to have a certain amount of realism - something that's thought provoking and intelligently written. More than the amount on the pay cheque, I look for a level of respectability as an actor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESPECTABILITY»

Discover the use of respectability in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to respectability and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Remaking Respectability: African American Women in Interwar ...
An unconventional history of Washington, D.C., this book explores the city's many identities over time, from tidewater town to international metropolis.
Victoria W. Wolcott, 2001
2
Darwin, Literature and Victorian Respectability
Gowan Dawson contends that the fashioning of such respectability was by no means straightforward or unproblematic, with Darwin and his principal supporters facing surprisingly numerous and enduring accusations of encouraging sexual ...
Gowan Dawson, 2007
3
Buying Respectability: Philanthropy and Urban Society in ...
An important contribution to the relatively new field of transnational history, this book establishes philanthropy as a prime example of the conversion of economic resources into social and cultural capital.
Thomas Adam, 2009
4
Consumption and the Making of Respectability, 1600–1800
Tying together of several distinct cultural patterns during this century to create a culture of respectability and its impact on popular culture, trade, politics, social dynamics, and literature, this original and thoughtful work provides a ...
Woodruff Smith, 2012
5
The Rise to Respectability: Race, Religion, and the Church ...
It is the largest Pentecostal church and the fifth largest Christian church in the country. Calvin White Jr. is assistant professor of history and director of the African and African American Studies Program at the University of Arkansas.
Calvin White, 2012
6
Dark Continent Of Our Bodies: Black Feminism & Politics Of ...
In this provocative book, a black lesbian feminist looks at black feminism -- its roots, its role, and its implications.
E. Frances White, 2010
7
The Rise to Respectability: Race, Religion, and the Church ...
Rather, this book sees the history of the church as interwoven with the Great Migration, the struggle for modernity, class tension, and racial animosity—all representative parts of the African American experience.
Calvin White Jr., 2012
8
Respectability and Deviance: Nineteenth-Century German Women ...
The first major study in English of nineteenth-century German women writers, this book examines their social and cultural milieu along with the layers of interpretation and representation that inform their writing.
Ruth-Ellen B. Joeres, 1998
9
Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness: ...
Being a Series of Lectures to Youth of Both Sexes, on Character, Principles, Associates, Amusements, Religion, and Marriage John Mather Austin. The answer to these inquiries, from the great mass of young people, can well be anticipated.
John Mather Austin, 2009
10
The Great Southern Babylon: Sex, Race, and Respectability in ...
The Great Southern Babylon portrays the complex mosaic of race, gender, sexuality, social class, and commerce in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New Orleans.
Alecia P. Long, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESPECTABILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term respectability is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's about time Obama stuck up for his 'respectability politics'
Did you hear about the black president who gets roasted for the gaffe of presuming black people have control over themselves and their fate? It's an old story at ... «Washington Post, May 15»
2
Obama Defends "Respectability Politics"
(Other forums in which you'll hear such "respectability politics"-type lectures, they say, are Bill Cosby speeches and right-wing-radio discussions of indolent ... «Slate Magazine, May 15»
3
Brian Jean brings Wildrose back to respectability
Elected leader just 10 days before the provincial campaign began, Mr. Jean led his party back to respectability to become the leading standard-bearer for the ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
4
How they ignore Black America: Freddie Gray, Baltimore & the …
On the other hand, within the African-American community, this sort of language is deeply informed by a politics of respectability, which has long served as a ... «Salon, Apr 15»
5
Is 'Respectability' Overrated?
All of this got me to thinking about respectability, specifically, about living or not living a life of conventional respectability, particularly when everyone thinks you ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
6
Bucks return to respectability with surprise playoff trip
What Milwaukee has done this year to return to respectability is noteworthy for the personnel changes made during the course of the season and just how far the ... «NBA.com, Apr 15»
7
Pull Up Your Pants: The Challenge and Trap of Respectability Politics
For the unfamiliar, respectability politics refers to the notion that if only our community could abandon our wayward ways and take greater care to monitor our ... «Atlanta Black Star, Apr 15»
8
Raptors Must Ride DeMar DeRozan Back to Respectability and …
After going more than a month without a win against a team over .500, the Toronto Raptors desperately needed to prove to themselves that they could still ... «Bleacher Report, Mar 15»
9
From the Howard Zinn Archive: Fighting Respectability Politics at …
"Respectability is no longer respectable among young Negro women attending college today." Spelman College girls are still "nice," but not enough to keep ... «Mother Jones, Mar 15»
10
In Peru, Lima's Asian infusion is creating new respectability
In Peru, Lima's Asian infusion is creating new respectability. The city. Caption The city. John Coletti, Getty Images. One guarantee in Lima: You'll spend a lot of ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»

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