English → Latin
“respectable” in Latin
colōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,suspiciōto look up at or to; to admire, respect, regard, esteem, honor; to look askancehonestusfull of or regarded with honor; honorable; of high birth; noble; distinguished; respectable; eminent; bring or deservingvenerābilisvenerable, augustcōnspiciōto see, watch, observe, perceive, catch sight of, look at with admiration or close attention, gaze upon, contemplate, bespectābilisvisible; notable, admirable, remarkable (worth seeing)gravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hard
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
respectable
colendus: suspiciendus (to be looked up to): honestus (honorable): venerabilis (deserving of veneration): conspiciendus and spectabilis (☞ not before the Augustan age): a respectable man, vir honestus, gravis; spectatus et honestus: vir bonae existimationis (of unblemished reputation): vir spectabilis (as a title, under the emperors, Cod. Just.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for respectable?
- The usual Latin words for “respectable” are colō, suspiciō, honestus; also venerābilis, cōnspiciō, spectābilis. 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.