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Definition of Reputability
1. Noun. Honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation.
Generic synonyms: Honorableness, Honourableness
Specialized synonyms: Decency
Antonyms: Disreputability, Unrespectability
Derivative terms: Reputable, Respectable, Respectable
Definition of Reputability
1. Noun. The property of being reputable, a person's reputation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reputability
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Reputability
Literary usage of Reputability
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1900)
"Should the Board reject a graduate, claiming that his school lacked reputability,
and should the rejected candidate take issue with the Board, ..."
2. The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions by Thorstein Veblen (1912)
"... under the head of household cares, may frequently develop into drudgery,
especially where the competition for reputability is close and strenuous. ..."
3. First Steps in Muslim Jurisprudence: Consisting of Excerpts from Bākūrat Al by Alexander David Russell, Abdullah al-Mamun Suhrawardy (1906)
"Where the matter is in doubt, the witness is to be rejected: that is to say,
where the witnesses for and against his reputability are equal in numbers and ..."
4. First Steps in Muslim Jurisprudence: Consisting of Excerpts from Bākūrat Al by Alexander David Russell, Abdullah al-Mamun Suhrawardy (1906)
"A litigation, therefore, may resolve itself into a contest, not so much as to
the facts in issue, as to the reputability, religious character etc. of the ..."
5. Social Psychology: An Outline and Source Book by Edward Alsworth Ross (1908)
"The canon of reputability to some extent shapes our tastes, so that under its
guidance anything will be accepted as becoming until its novelty wears off, ..."
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