English → Latin
“respectability” in Latin
locusplace (referring to a specific location); a passage of literature; opportunity; cause; occasion; groundsnumerusnumber; Roman military unit; collection, quantitydignitāsworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness, suitability; rank, status, standing, esteem, dignityauctōritāscredibility, prestige, reputation, importance; influence, weight, personal weight; power, ability, authority
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
respectability
bona existimatio: locus: numerus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) locus et numerus: dignitas: auctoritas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for respectability?
- The usual Latin words for “respectability” are locus, numerus, dignitās; also auctōritās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.