Definition of REPUTATION

reputation

Meanings

Plural: reputations

Noun

  • the state of being held in high esteem and honor
  • notoriety for some particular characteristic
    • "his reputation for promiscuity"
  • the general estimation that the public has for a person
    • "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"
  • What somebody or something is known for.

Origin / Etymology

14c. "credit, good reputation", Latin reputationem (“consideration, thinking over”), noun of action from past participle stem of reputo (“reflect upon, reckon, count over”), from the prefix re- (“again”) + puto (“reckon, consider”). Displaced native Old English hlīsa (“reputation, fame”)

Synonyms

name, report, repute, savour

Antonyms

disrepute

Scrabble Score: 12

reputation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
reputation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reputation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

reputation is a valid Words With Friends word