respectable
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,610 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,412 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals a respectable woman
- deserving of esteem and respect also: estimable, good, honorable all respectable companies give guaranteesruined the family's good name
- large in amount or extent or degree also: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, sizable, sizeable it cost a considerable amounta goodly amount
respectable in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Indeed, many of them show tokens of having moved in very respectable society.
White Jacket · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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This respectable pawnbroker saw that quite plainly: day by day he writhed under the knowledge.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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He came of a respectable family, who had always conducted themselves calmly and without too much argument.
Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 1
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All around were evidences, if not exactly of poverty, at least of small means, and of the artifices of a respectable economy.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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To his mother it meant a distinct social advance, as no family staying in town all summer could be held really respectable.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1