deference (noun)
1deference — ► NOUN ▪ humble submission and respect …
2deference — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great VERB + DEFERENCE ▪ accord, give, grant, show, treat sb with ▪ The actress was accorded all the deference of a visiti …
3deference — noun (U) formal behaviour that shows that you respect someone and are therefore willing to accept their opinions or judgment: He had the arrogance of someone who had always been accustomed to deference. | in/out of deference to (=done because you …
4deference — noun [ dɛ.fɚ˞˞.əns/ a) Great respect. The children treated their elders with deference. b) The willingness to carry out the wishes of others. By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother …
5deference — I noun acquiescence, assent, complaisance, compliance, consideration, courtesy, esteem, honor, nonresistance, obedience, politeness, regard, respect, respectfulness, submission, submissiveness, submittal, willingness II index allegiance,… …
6deference — noun his writings show excessive deference to the wealthy Syn: respect, respectfulness, dutifulness; submissiveness, submission, obedience, surrender, accession, capitulation, acquiescence, complaisance, obeisance See note at honor Ant …
7deference — noun Date: 1660 respect and esteem due a superior or an elder; also affected or ingratiating regard for another s wishes Synonyms: see honor …
8deference — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Courteous regard] Syn. respect, veneration, homage; see honor 1 , reverence 1 , 2 . 2. [Obedience] Syn. submission, compliance, yielding; see docility . See Synonym Study at honor . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… …
9deference — /ˈdɛfərəns / (say defuhruhns) noun 1. submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will, etc., of another. 2. respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes …
10deference — def|er|ence [ def(ə)rəns ] noun uncount behavior that shows you respect someone and are willing to accept their opinions or decisions …
