respectability
noun /rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/
/rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/
[uncountable]- the fact of being considered socially acceptable
- middle-class notions of respectability
- The country has again achieved international respectability after years of isolation.
- The theory has now gained scientific respectability.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bourgeois
- middle-class
- academic
- …
- achieve
- gain
- give something
- …
- an air of respectability
- a veneer of respectability