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Definition of respectability noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

respectability

noun
 
/rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/
 
/rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of being considered socially acceptable
    • middle-class notions of respectability
    • The country has again achieved international respectability after years of isolation.
    • The theory has now gained scientific respectability.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bourgeois
    • middle-class
    • academic
    • …
    verb + respectability
    • achieve
    • gain
    • give something
    • …
    phrases
    • an air of respectability
    • a veneer of respectability
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