respectable
1respectable — [ rɛspɛktabl ] adj. • v. 1470; de respecter 1 ♦ Qui est digne d être respecté. ⇒ estimable, honorable. « Ce qui est vieux doit rester vieux; comme tel, il est respectable » (Renan). Ce respectable vieillard. ⇒ 1. auguste, digne. Une institution… …
2Respectable — Re*spect a*ble ( ? b l), a. [F. respectable, LL. respectabilis.] 1. Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen. The respectable quarter of Sicca. J. H. Newman. [1913… …
3Respectable — may refer to: *Having significant social status * Respectable (Rolling Stones song), 1978 single * Respectable (Mel and Kim song), 1987 single * Respectable (Isley Brothers song), by The Isley Brothers * Respectable (TV series), set in a brothel …
4respectable — [ri spek′tə bəl] adj. [ML respectabilis] 1. worthy of respect or esteem; estimable 2. conforming to socially acceptable behavior, attitudes, taste, etc.; proper; correct 3. fairly good in quality; of moderate excellence [a respectable meal] 4.… …
5respectable — Respectable. adj. de tout genre. Qui merite du respect. Cette personne est respectable pour son age & pour sa vertu. il s est rendu respectable par ses belles actions …
6respectable — [adj1] good, honest admirable, appropriate, august, becoming, befitting, comely, conforming, correct, creditable, decent, decorous, dignified, done, estimable, fair, honorable, mediocre, moderate, modest, nice, ordinary, passable, presentable,… …
7respectable — index considerable, ethical, fair (satisfactory), high minded, honest, incorruptible, influential …
8respectable — worthy of respect, 1580s; see RESPECT (Cf. respect) + ABLE (Cf. able). I have certainly known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots. [William Butler… …
9respectable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) regarded by society as being proper, correct, and good. 2) of some merit or importance. 3) adequate or acceptable in number, size, or amount. DERIVATIVES respectability noun respectably adverb …
10respectable — (rè spè kta bl ) adj. Digne de respect. • Un autre mot nouveau que j ai trouvé à mon retour, et qui m a paru fort bon, parce qu il sert à enrichir notre langue d un terme qui signifie quelque chose, et dont on peut avoir besoin, c est le mot de …
