respectableness

noun

Definition of respectablenessnext
as in suitability

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  1. goodness
  2. deference
  3. fitness
  4. decency
Noun
  • As if that’s not enticing enough, the bright citrusy granola also boasts unsweetened coconut, puffed amaranth, chia seeds, and flaxseed meal for lots of layers of nutty, earthy goodness.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 6 Nov. 2024
  • That mindful goodness, paired with the cool breeze through my open-air treatment room and the sound of the water around me, created the most blissful experience that just melted away my stressful travel day.
    Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of goodness
Noun
  • And as Musk and Ramaswamy noted in their explanation of how DOGE will function, the incoming Trump administration has something new at its disposal: the recent Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the landmark case that overturned Chevron deference.
    Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The researchers emphasize that the ship’s skeletal remains were treated with deference.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of deference
Noun
  • The non-golf component, part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection, features a 150-room luxury hotel, multiple food and beverage outlets, fitness and spa facilities, two pools and outdoor patio areas, and expansive meeting and function spaces.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • These 19th-century hacks presage a 21st-century example: In response to insurance companies that offer discounts for those who use fitness trackers, the satirical project Unfit Bits suggests ways to trick your step tracker, such as by attaching the device to a metronome.
    Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of fitness
Noun
  • Hanks’s innate decency plays a part in several films, but it’s delivered in a different way in this underrated Cold War drama.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
  • No understanding of policy, no ability to put together a coherent argument, no honesty, no decency, no morals.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of decency
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