The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
respectable
/rɪˈspek·tə·bəl/ adj Definition
› socially acceptable because of having a good character or appearance or behaving in a way that is approved of:
It was hard to find a clean shirt that looked respectable enough to be seen in.
› Respectable also means large enough or good enough to be acceptable:
respectability a respectable income
Her school has a respectable basketball program.
/rɪˌspek·təˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i/ n [U] ›
Everything in the hotel had an air of old-time respectability.
(Definition of respectable adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Our dictionaries
Browse the Thesaurus
Browse the Dictionary
Word of the Day
Blog
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
