respectability noun

/rɪˌspek.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

/-ə.t ̬i/ n [U]

Definition

when someone or something is considered to be socially acceptable

an attempt to gain international respectability

The company operates out of modern offices to create an air of respectability.

(Definition of respectability noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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