Respectable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

deserving of esteem and respect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪspˈɛktəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪspˈɛktəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻspˈɛktəbəl/.

Examples

a respectable woman
all respectable companies give guarantees
ruined the family's good name

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

honorable healthy sizeable estimable goodly tidy sizable goodish good hefty

Antonyms

unrespectable

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals “a respectable woman”
adjective	deserving of esteem and respect “all respectable companies give guarantees”
adjective	large in amount or extent or degree “it cost a considerable amount”

Word Forms

respectability	noun	honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
goodness	noun	moral excellence or admirableness
honorableness	noun	the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor
honor	verb	show respect towards
heftiness	noun	the property of being large in mass
sizeableness	noun	unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

respektabel

gekennzeichnet durch gesellschaftlich oder konventionell akzeptable Moralvorstellungen

🇪🇸Spanish

respetable

caracterizado por una moral social o convencionalmente aceptable

🇮🇹Italian

rispettabile

caratterizzato da una morale socialmente o convenzionalmente accettabile

🇳🇱Dutch

respectabel

gekenmerkt door sociaal of conventioneel aanvaardbare moraal

🇵🇹Portuguese

respeitável

caracterizado por uma moral social ou convencionalmente aceitável

🇷🇺Russian

респектабельный

характеризуется социально или общепринятой моралью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सम्मानित

सामाजिक या पारंपरिक रूप से स्वीकार्य नैतिकता द्वारा विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্মানজনক

সামাজিকভাবে বা প্রচলিতভাবে গ্রহণযোগ্য নৈতিকতার দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மரியாதைக்குரிய

சமூக ரீதியாக அல்லது வழக்கமாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடிய ஒழுக்கங்களால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గౌరవనీయమైనది

సామాజికంగా లేదా సాంప్రదాయకంగా ఆమోదయోగ్యమైన నైతికత ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आदरणीय

सामाजिक किंवा पारंपारिकरित्या स्वीकार्य नैतिकता द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદરણીય

સામાજિક અથવા પરંપરાગત રીતે સ્વીકાર્ય નૈતિકતા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹ ನೈತಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആദരണീയമായ

സാമൂഹികമായോ സാമ്പ്രദായികമായോ സ്വീകാര്യമായ ധാർമ്മികതയാൽ വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਪਰੰਪਰਾਗਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਵੀਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل احترام

سماجی یا روایتی طور پر قابل قبول اخلاق کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可敬

以社会或传统上可接受的道德为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

立派な

社会的または慣習的に受け入れられる道徳を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

상당한

사회적으로 또는 관습적으로 수용 가능한 도덕을 특징으로 함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng kính

đặc trưng bởi đạo đức được xã hội hoặc thông thường chấp nhận

🇹🇭Thai

น่านับถือ

โดดเด่นด้วยคุณธรรมที่เป็นที่ยอมรับของสังคมหรือตามอัตภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terhormat

dicirikan oleh moral yang dapat diterima secara sosial atau konvensional

🇵🇭Filipino

kagalang-galang

nailalarawan ng mga moral na katanggap-tanggap sa lipunan o kumbensyon

🇲🇾Malay

terhormat

dicirikan oleh moral yang boleh diterima secara sosial atau konvensional

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محترم

تتميز بالأخلاق المقبولة اجتماعيا أو تقليديا

🇮🇷Persian

قابل احترام

با اخلاقیات قابل قبول اجتماعی یا متعارف مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

saygın

sosyal veya geleneksel olarak kabul edilebilir ahlakla karakterize edilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְכוּבָּד

מאופיין במוסר מקובל מבחינה חברתית או קונבנציונלית

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