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Respectable - English meaning

Respectable – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct.

Usage examples:

They thought the stage no life for a respectable lady

Synonims:

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adjective

Of some merit or importance.

Usage examples:

A respectable botanical text
adjective

Socially acceptable because of having a good character or appearance or behaving in a way that is approved of

Usage examples:

It was hard to find a clean shirt that looked respectable enough to be seen in., a respectable inco…

Respectable translation into English

Respectable: translate from English into Chinese

Translate respectable into Chinese (Simplified)}
可敬, 像样, 斯文, 可尊敬, 有头有脸儿, 品格高尚的人

Respectable: translate from English into Dutch

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Respectabel, Fatsoenlijk, Achtenswaardig, Achtbaar

Respectable: translate from English into French

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Respectable, Honorable, Convenable, Considérable

Respectable: translate from English into German

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Respektabel, Anständig, Solide, Seriös, Ehrbar, Angesehen, Ansehnlich, Ordentlich, Ehrenhaft, Bieder, Geachtet, Korrekt, Wohlanständig, Beträchtlich

Respectable: translate from English into Hindi

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सम्मानित, सम्माननीय, प्रतिष्ठित, आदरणीय, जी, इज़्ज़तदार

Respectable: translate from English into Italian

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Rispettabile, Considerevole

Respectable: translate from English into Korean

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상당한, 존경할 만한, 품행이 단정한, 질 따위가 상당한, 수량 따위가 상당한, 크기 따위가 상당한, 존경할 만한 사람

Respectable: translate from English into Russian

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Респектабельный, Почтенный, Приличный, Порядочный, Представительный, Достойный, Приемлемый, Заслуживающий уважения, Сносный, Значительный

Respectable: translate from English into Spanish

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Respetable, Decente, Honrado, Importante, Apreciable, Tolerable

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Respectable – similar words

respectability

noun

The quality of being socially acceptable.

Usage examples:

Provincial notions of respectability
Respectability - all meanings in English

respect

noun

A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Usage examples:

The director had a lot of respect for douglas as an actor
verb

Admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements.

Usage examples:

She was respected by everyone she worked with
noun

Admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities

Usage examples:

I believe people had more respect for teachers back then., some drivers don’t have any respect for …
Respect - all meanings in English

Respectable synonims

accepted

əkˈsep.tɪd

adjective

Generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct.

Usage examples:

He wasn't handsome in the accepted sense
verb

Consent to receive or undertake (something offered).

Usage examples:

He accepted a pen as a present
adjective

Generally agreed to be satisfactory or right

Usage examples:

"speed bump" now seems to be the generally accepted term for those ridges in the road that slow tra…
Accepted - all meanings in English

admirable

ˈæd.mər.ə.bəl

adjective

Arousing or deserving respect and approval.

Usage examples:

He has one admirable quality—he is totally honest
adjective

Deserving respect or approval

Usage examples:

I think you showed admirable tact/restraint/self-control in your answer., the police did an admirab…
Admirable - all meanings in English

clean-living

adjective

Used to describe someone who lives in a healthy and morally acceptable way, for example, by not taking any drugs

Usage examples:

He is a clean-living teetotaler who doesn't even touch caffeine., young players were expected to be…
Clean-living - all meanings in English

decent

ˈdiː.sənt

adjective

Conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour.

Usage examples:

A decent clean-living individual
adjective

Acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable

Usage examples:

We get good benefits, and the pay is decent., it costs $100 to buy a decent sleeping bag., they’re …
Decent - all meanings in English

decorous

ˈdek.ə.rəs

adjective

In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.

Usage examples:

Charlotte gave david a decorous kiss
adjective

Behaving politely and in a controlled way

Usage examples:

His manner, as ever, was decorous.
Decorous - all meanings in English

genteel

adjective

Characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability.

Usage examples:

Her genteel upbringing
adjective

Polite and correct in manner, or trying to be polite and correct in order to appear to be of a high social class

Usage examples:

When in company, they affected genteel table manners.
Genteel - all meanings in English

good

ɡʊd

adjective

To be desired or approved of.

Usage examples:

It's good that he's back to his old self
noun

That which is morally right; righteousness.

Usage examples:

A mysterious balance of good and evil
adverb

Well.

Usage examples:

My mother could never cook this good
Good - all meanings in English

honest

adjective

Free of deceit; truthful and sincere.

Usage examples:

I haven't been totally honest with you
adverb

Used to persuade someone of the truth of something.

Usage examples:

You'll like it when you get there, honest
adjective

Not deceptive or disposed to cheat

Honest - all meanings in English

honourable

adjective

Bringing or deserving honour.

Usage examples:

This is the only honourable course
adjective

Honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect

Usage examples:

An honourable person, the honourable andrew robinson, the honorable daniel p. moynihan of new york
Honourable - all meanings in English

presentable

adjective

Clean, smart, or decent enough to be seen in public.

Usage examples:

I did my best to make myself look presentable
Presentable - all meanings in English

proper

adjective

Denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine.

Usage examples:

She's never had a proper job
adverb

Satisfactorily or correctly.

Usage examples:

My eyes were all blurry and i couldn't see proper
noun

The part of a church service that varies with the season or feast.

Usage examples:

We go to the high mass, with plainsong propers sung by the ritual choir
Proper - all meanings in English

reputable

adjective

Having a good reputation.

Usage examples:

A reputable company
Reputable - all meanings in English

trustworthy

adjective

Able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

Usage examples:

Leave a spare key with a trustworthy neighbour
adjective

Worthy of trust or belief

adjective

Deserving of trust, or able to be trusted

Usage examples:

Not even a newspaper always gives trustworthy information., he has a well-earned reputation for abs…
Trustworthy - all meanings in English

upright

adjective

(of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight.

Usage examples:

An upright posture
adverb

In or into an upright position.

Usage examples:

She was sitting upright in bed
noun

A post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support.

Usage examples:

The stone uprights of the parapet
Upright - all meanings in English

virtuous

adjective

Having or showing high moral standards.

Usage examples:

She considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked
adjective

Possessing good moral qualities

Usage examples:

I’ve been up working since six o’clock this morning so i’m feeling very virtuous.
Virtuous - all meanings in English

worthy

adjective

Having or showing the qualities that deserve the specified action or regard.

Usage examples:

These issues are worthy of further consideration
noun

A person notable or important in a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

Schools governed by local worthies
combining form

Deserving of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

Newsworthy
Worthy - all meanings in English

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