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* * *subst. respect, deference subst. [ meget stor] reverence, veneration subst. (overdreven) subservience (vise ærbødighet) show respect, show deference to, be deferential to (behandle med ærbødighet) treat with deference (med all ærbødighet) with all due deference to you (NB with respect, Mr Chairman, I don't think these figures are quite correct) (vise mangel på ærbødighet) be disrespectful, show disrespect
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Deferential — Def er*en tial, a. [See {Deference}.] Expressing deference; accustomed to defer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deferential — index civil (polite), malleable, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, pliant, sequacious, servile … Law dictionary
deferenţial — deferenţiál adj. m.(sil. ţi al), pl. deferenţiáli; f. sg. deferenţiálă, pl. deferenţiále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
deferential — 1822, from DEFERENT (Cf. deferent) + AL (Cf. al) (1); as a word in anatomy, from 1877. Related: Deferentially … Etymology dictionary
deferential — [adj] respectful, considerate civil, complaisant, courteous, disarming, duteous, dutiful, ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating, insinuative, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, polite, regardful, reverential, saccharine, silken, silky, submissive; … New thesaurus
deferential — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing deference; respectful. DERIVATIVES deferentially adverb … English terms dictionary
deferential — [def΄ər en′shəl] adj. showing deference; very respectful deferentially adv … English World dictionary
deferential — adj. respectful deferential to * * * [ˌdefə renʃ(ə)l] [ respectful ] deferential to [ respectful ] deferential to … Combinatory dictionary
deferential — [[t]de̱fəre̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else. They like five star hotels and deferential treatment. ...the traditional requirement for Asian women to be submissive and… … English dictionary
deferential — adjective Date: 1822 showing or expressing deference < deferential attention > • deferentially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
deferential — adjective the hotel s deferential treatment of its elite clientele Syn: respectful, humble, obsequious; dutiful, obedient, submissive, subservient, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, tractable, biddable, docile … Thesaurus of popular words
