respectability
Good moral standing
Respectability is the quality of being socially acceptable and morally proper.
It suggests conformity to conventional standards of behavior and appearance: a veneer of respectability, middle-class respectability.
The word often carries a whiff of judgment—implying concern with appearances over substance, or the stifling norms someone might rebel against: She traded adventure for respectability.
Correctness of conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- conventionalityAdherence to accepted customs
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
adherence · compliance · protocol · etiquette · decency · conservatism · traditionalism · norms
Moral soundness and consistency
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
decency · goodness · ethics · principles · honor · uprightness · character · wholesomeness
High regard, moral dignity
- worthinessState of deserving recognition
- gravitasDignified, weighty manner
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
uprightness · seriousness · solemnity · decency · stature · integrity · bearing · composure
Position, physical or social
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- reputePublic standing or esteem
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- regardAttentive consideration given
recognition · acceptance · image · profile · status · position · stature · estimation
propriety
Correctness of conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- conventionalityAdherence to accepted customs
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
orthodoxy · adherence · compliance · protocol · etiquette · decency · conservatism · traditionalism · norms · customs
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- probityThorough moral honesty
rectitude · decency · goodness · ethics · principles · honor · uprightness · character · wholesomeness · purity
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- worthinessState of deserving recognition
- gravitasDignified, weighty manner
- nobilityTitled ruling class
pride · uprightness · seriousness · solemnity · decency · stature · integrity · bearing · composure · poise
standing
Position, physical or social
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- reputePublic standing or esteem
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
regard · recognition · acceptance · image · profile · status · position · stature · estimation · consideration
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- proprietydecorum, decency, propriety, correctness, suitability
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- Social Standardsstandards, norms, conventions, customs, etiquette
- Victorian valuesmorality, propriety, decorum, modesty, chastity
respectabilitydisrepute
Damaged public standing
disreputability · notoriety · infamy · disgrace · shame
respectabilityimpropriety
Unsuitable or inappropriate behavior
indecency · immorality · depravity · wickedness · vice
respectabilitybohemianism
Artistic rejection of convention
nonconformity · counterculture · unconventionality · deviance · disreputability
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