deferential
Meaning of deferential
adjective
- showing deference; respectful.
people were always deferential to him
early 19th century: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential .
Information about deferential
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Hyphenation of deferential
def-er-en-tial
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- deferential is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
deferential synonyms
Meaning deferent:
Meaning obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree:
Meaning having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance:
Meaning feeling or showing deference and respect:
Meaning careful not to inconvenience or harm others:
Meaning paying close attention to something:
Meaning absorbed in or involving thought:
Meaning polite, respectful, or considerate in manner:
Meaning having or showing behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people:
Meaning relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters:
Meaning conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one's duty:
Meaning feeling or showing deep and solemn respect:
Meaning of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence:
Meaning filled with awe or wonder:
Meaning complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another's authority:
Meaning ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive:
Meaning prepared to obey others unquestioningly:
Meaning displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious:
Meaning act in an obsequious way:
Meaning (of a substance or object) giving way under pressure; not hard or rigid:
Meaning ready to accept something without protest, or to do what someone else wants:
Meaning willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest:
Meaning disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent:
Meaning easily bent:
Meaning (of a person) easy to control or influence:
Meaning meekly ready to accept and follow instructions:
Meaning able to be controlled or dealt with without difficulty:
Meaning ready to accept control or instruction; submissive:
Meaning servile or submissive:
Meaning well-mannered; polite:
deferential antonyms
Meaning having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities:
Meaning not having or showing good manners; rude:
Translation of deferential
- Spanish: respetuoso, respetuosa, deferente
- French: respectueux
- German: ehrerbietig, ehrfurchtvoll
- Italian: deferente
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