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deference
noun
(def-er-ence)
courteous regard for people's feelings
Synonyms:
respect
,
respectfulness
,
Examples:
In deference to your wishes.
deference
noun
(def-er-ence)
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
Synonyms:
respect
,
Examples:
His deference to her wishes was very flattering.
deference
noun
(def-er-ence)
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
Synonyms:
complaisance
,
compliance
,
compliancy
,
obligingness
,
Words Related to
deference
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respect
,
respectfulness
,
complaisance
,
compliance
,
compliancy
,
obligingness
,
regard
,
restraint
,
esteem
,
respecting
,
consideration
,
primacy
,
attention
,
observance
,
courtesy
,
withheld
,
subordination
,
rule
,
account
,
reference
,
withholding
,
submission
,
deduction
,
honouring
,
referral
,
difference
,
chosen
,
impoundment
,
remission
,
holdback
,
transfer
,
bid
,
selected
,
cross-reference
,
renvoi
,
self-restraint
,
reverence
,
disdain
,
politeness
,
humility
,
noblesse oblige
,
magnanimity
,
discretion
,
disregard
,
circumspection
,
decorum
,
disrespect
,
acquiescence
,
prudence
,
contempt
,
graciousness
,
admiration
,
benevolence
,
modesty
,
decency
,
thoughtfulness
,
condescension
,
veneration
,
sympathy
,
comity
,
fealty
,
solicitude
,
genuflection
,
solicitousness
,
obeisance
,
arrogance
,
prerogatives
,
servility
,
imperiousness
,
defiance
,
haughtiness
,
subservience
,
partiality
,
obsequiousness
,
mildness
,
aloofness
,
politesse
,
indifference
,
unrespect
,
stubbornness
,
candor
,
insensitivity
,
garrulousness
,
unreverence
,
lenience
,
judiciousness
,
reticence
,
prickliness
,
discourtesy
,
liberality
,
unreasonableness
,
courtesies
,
kowtow
,
pomp
,
distain
,
cravenness
,
churlishness
,
timidity
,
clout
,
pragmatism
,
deference
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