Reputational

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Concerning the perception and assessment of someone's or something's character by others
2. Involving the public opinion or esteem associated with a person or organization
3. Pertaining to how an individual or entity is viewed and judged by the public based on their character or actions

Etymology: "Reputational" is a plain English formation: the noun "reputation" with the adjective-forming suffix "-al" added to it. That suffix came into English through Middle English, where it was borrowed from Old French "-el", itself descended from Latin "-ālis", which marked something as belonging to or relating to a thing. So the word means something like "relating to reputation," and the "-al" ending does the same job it does in words like "national" or "industrial." The base, "reputation," traces back through Latin "reputare," meaning to reckon or consider again, built from "re-" and "putare" to think or count. The sense of a person's standing in others' opinion grew out of that idea of weighing and reckoning. Adding "-al" gives an adjective that points squarely at that public judgment, which is why the word is most often used for matters of image, trust, and standing in business, politics, and public life.

Synonyms: reputative, prestigious