respectable

== English == === Etymology === From respect + -able. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): [ɹɪˈspɛk.tə.bl̩] === Adjective === respectable (comparative more respectable, superlative most respectable) Deserving respect. Synonyms: admirable, laudable, venerable; see also Thesaurus:respectable Decent; satisfactory. Moderately well-to-do. ==== Synonyms ==== honorable savory ==== Antonyms ==== contemptible despicable disrespectable unrespectable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== respectability respectabilize respectably ==== Translations ==== === Noun === respectable (plural respectables) A person who is respectable. === See also === respectful respective == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rəs.pəkˈtab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [res.pekˈta.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [res.pekˈtab.ble] === Adjective === respectable m or f (masculine and feminine plural respectables) respectable ==== Derived terms ==== respectabilitat ==== Related terms ==== respectar === Further reading === “respectable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “respectable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “respectable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “respectable”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == French == === Etymology === From respect +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɛs.pɛk.tabl/ Homophone: respectables Hyphenation: res‧pec‧table === Adjective === respectable (plural respectables) respectable ==== Derived terms ==== respectablement === Further reading === “respectable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === respectábel === Adjective === respectable m or f (plural respectables) respectable ==== Derived terms ==== respectabilidade ==== Related terms ==== respectar === Further reading === “respectable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026