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respectability |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Respectability \Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), n. The state or quality of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands respect. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: respectability n : honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation [syn: {reputability}] [ant: {unrespectability}, {unrespectability}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: RESPECTABILITY, n. The offspring of a _liaison_ between a bald head and a bank account.
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