reputation

Meaning

What somebody or something is known for.

Synonyms

fame

renown

name

repute

honour

prestige

honor

credit

popularity

celebrity

dignity

report

glory

respectability

good name

face

regard

character

esteem

standing

honor

honour

good reputation

rumour

rumor

hearsay

eminence

authority

kudos

status

image

savor

savour

self-respect

stature

well known

honor and distinction

honour and distinction

development

information

personality

public opinion

good repute

reputable mention

anecdote

standig

appearances

big time

bruit

confidence

Translations

réputation

Ansehen

Ruf

reputazione

reputación

fama

Reputation

reputatie

renommée

fama

φήμη

naam

reputação

Ruhm

faam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

14c. "credit, good reputation", from Middle English reputacion, reputacioun, reputation, reputatioun, from Anglo-Norman reputacion, reputacioun, Middle French reputation (French réputation), and their etymon Latin reputātiōnem (“consideration, thinking over”), noun of action from past participle stem of reputō (“reflect upon, reckon, count over”), from the prefix re- (“again”) + putō (“reckon, consider”). By surface analysis, repute + -ation. Displaced native Old English hlīsa (“reputation, fame”)

Sentences

As his reputation grew , job offers did as well .

The administration has a reputation for burying bad news stories .

In Britain it flowers less profusely and even has a reputation for being tender .