noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ bourgeois , middle-class
▪ academic , intellectual , political , scientific , social
▪ international
▪
The country has again achieved international ~ after years of isolation.
VERB + RESPECTABILITY
▪ achieve , gain
▪
The theory has now gained scientific ~.
▪ give sth
▪ seek
PHRASES
▪ an air of ~ , a veneer of ~