Cringing obsequiousness

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• obsequiousness — n. Fawning, cringing, servility, slavishness, suppleness, sycophancy, mean compliance …   New dictionary of synonyms

• obsequiousness — noun abject or cringing submissiveness • Syn: ↑servility, ↑subservience • Derivationally related forms: ↑subservient (for: ↑subservience), ↑servile (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Ethics — • Many writers regard ethics as any scientific treatment of the moral order and divide it into theological, or Christian, ethics (moral theology) and philosophical ethics (moral philosophy) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ethics …   Catholic encyclopedia

• servility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Obsequiousness Nouns 1. servility, obsequiousness, subserviency; abasement (see humility); prostration, genuflection; fawning, ingratiation; tuft hunting, timeserving, flunkyism; sycophancy, flattery.… …   English dictionary for students

• Servility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Servility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 servility servility Sgm: N 1 slavery slavery &c.(subjection) 749 Sgm: N 1 obsequiousness obsequiousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 subserviency subserviency Sgm: N 1 abasement …   English dictionary for students

• servility — noun abject or cringing submissiveness • Syn: ↑obsequiousness, ↑subservience • Derivationally related forms: ↑subservient (for: ↑subservience), ↑servile, ↑obsequious …   Useful english dictionary

• subservience — noun 1. the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan all his actions were in subservience to the general plan • Derivationally related forms: ↑subserve • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. in a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Adulation — Ad u*la tion, n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr. adulari, adulatum, to flatter.] Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited. [1913 Webster] Think st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation? Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• obsequious — obsequiously, adv. obsequiousness, n. /euhb see kwee euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow. 2. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants. 3. obedient; dutiful. [1375 …   Universalium

• apple polishing — Synonyms and related words: ass kissing, backscratching, bootlicking, brown nosing, cringing, fawnery, fawning, flunkyism, footlicking, groveling, handshaking, ingratiation, insinuation, mealymouthedness, obeisance, obsequiousness, parasitism,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• back scratching — Synonyms and related words: apple polishing, ass kissing, backscratching, barter, bootlicking, brown nosing, cringing, even trade, fawnery, fawning, flunkyism, footlicking, groveling, handshaking, influence peddling, ingratiation, insinuation,… …   Moby Thesaurus