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Reputation vs Reputability - What's the difference?

reputation | reputability |

As nouns the difference between reputation and reputability

is that reputation is what somebody is known for while reputability is the property of being reputable, a person's reputation.

reputation

English

(wikipedia reputation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • What somebody is known for.
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    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "reputation": good, great, excellent, bad, stellar, tarnished, evil, damaged, dubious, spotless, terrible, ruined, horrible, lost, literary, corporate, global, personal, academic, scientific, posthumous, moral, artistic.

    Synonyms

    * name

    Derived terms

    * reputational

    Related terms

    * repute

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    reputability

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The property of being reputable, a person's reputation.
  • :His reputability was in question, if he couldn't prove he was reliable then no one would hire him again.