deferential

deferential
Synonyms and related words:
accommodating, affable, agreeable, attentive, cap in hand, ceremonious, civil, complaisant, conscientious, considerate, courteous, crouching, disarming, duteous, dutiful, ethical, fair, graceful, gracious, honorific, insinuating, insinuative, moral, obedient, obeisant, obliging, obsequious, observant, on bended knee, polite, prone, prostrate, regardful, respectful, saccharine, scrupulous, servile, silken, silky, solicitous, subservient, tactful, thoughtful, urbane

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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

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