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reputability

reputability

1 6.6
A quality of being respected and trusted by many people
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛpjʊˈtæbɪlɪti/
: reputación
  • The rhetoric of value and efficiency here serves to emphasize not only the reputability of the company but also alerts customers that international exchange is inherently stable.

Examples

  • You know, if you can find a person selling these seeds, I doubt the, the reputability of these seeds.

  • That should say something about their reputability in itself.

    Blog text (20)
  • An IT degree online just won't have the same reputability as going to an actual school, no matter what school you get it through.

    Blog text (10)
  • Patent C: "Method of ordering internet search results by using the aforementioned function to determine their relevance and reputability, treating URLs as vertices and hyperlinks as edges."

    Blog text (29)
  • Expansion of open access opportunities for scholarly publication has created a new environment for authors to explore as they consider the meaning of publishing their work in a particular journal, reflecting on what constitutes scholarly reputability (Thorne, 2014).

    Academic text (2015)
  • The reputability of the university made it an attractive choice for prospective students.

  • He built his business on a foundation of trust and reputability that attracted loyal customers.

  • Maintaining reputability is essential for any organization that values its public image.

Synonyms

reputation
vsreputability
806 3.0

Common opinion people have about a person or place based on their past actions

refers to being respected as a personal quality rather than the collective opinion
honor
vsreputability
  • US
498 2.2

Respect given to a person for good moral behavior

stresses being respected for general reputation rather than moral virtue
respectability
vsreputability
18 4.6

Being seen by other people as proper and having a good name

focuses more on general respect rather than social propriety
renown
vsreputability
13 5.5

Wide fame and respect for someone's work or good qualities

emphasizes general respect without requiring wide fame
trustworthiness
vsreputability
11 3.8

A quality that shows someone or something is reliable and honest

focuses on being respected in general rather than on being reliable
cachet
vsreputability
  • Formal
10 8.7

A sign that makes someone or something seem more respected and important

is about general respect rather than symbolic elite status
repute
vsreputability
8 6.7

The opinion people have of someone, often about how respected they are

is about the quality of being respected rather than the opinion itself
venerability
vsreputability
  • Formal
1 8.7

Being worthy of deep respect and honour

expresses ordinary community respect rather than sacred or reverent esteem
prestigiousness
vsreputability
7.9

A quality of being respected and admired because of success, power, or money

is about being respected regardless of the source of that regard

Antonyms

The state of being seen as not respectable or having a bad reputation

How Reputable

prestige
67 5.1
reputability
1 6.6
disrepute
6 7.6

Surface Forms

reputability singular

Morphology

reputability = reputable (transparent) = repute + able + ity

Formed from the adjective 'reputable' + the noun-forming suffix '-ity', so the meaning is directly the quality of being reputable.

Etymology

The word reputability comes from repute (the same root as reputation), which is about what people 'think of' someone, plus the ending -ability meaning 'quality'. So, reputability is the quality of being respected or well 'thought of'.