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reputability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The property of being reputable, a person's reputation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • His reputability was in question, if he couldn't prove he was reliable then no one would hire him again.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: respectability

Antonyms: disreputability

Broader terms: honorableness, honourableness

Narrower terms: decency

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English repute Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English reputability From repute + -ability.