Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reputability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: rep-utabil-i-ty
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English repute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom 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.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

reputabilitys (plural)

Synonyms

respectability

Questions

What does reputability mean?: The property of being reputable, a person's reputation.
Where does reputability come from?: Etymology tree English repute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom 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.

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