respectabilities

Variant of respectability

respectability definition

re·spect·abil·ity (ri spek′tə bil′ə tē)

noun pl. respectabilities -·ties

  1. the quality or state of being respectable
  2. respectable character, reputation, or social status
  3. respectable people as a group
  4. patterns of living or behaving regarded as respectable

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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