deference en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛ.fɚ.əns/ (General-American)
- /ˈdɛfəɹəns/ (UK)
- /ˈdɛ.fɹəns/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From French déférence. Morphologically defer + -ence.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Great respect.
The children treated their elders with deference.
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(countable, uncountable) The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.
Michael in turn benefits from Tom. He loosens up a bit, stops talking so much like one of the bad novels he used to read, and learns to give his intellect a rest once in a while in deference to the emotions.
1983 December 31, Kenneth Hale-Wehmann, “The Business of Sex and Affection”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deferences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overdeference · nondeference · in deference to
Synonyms
Translations (59)
sh poslušnost (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · yue 敬重 (great respect) · mi kauanuanu (great respect) · yue 尊敬 (great respect) · sh uvažavanje (great respect) · da ærbødighed (great respect) · pl atentacja (great respect) · pt deferência (great respect) · fi kunnioitus (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · ru поко́рность (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · ru почте́ние (great respect) · ru почита́ние (great respect) · ga ómós (great respect) · bg отстъпка (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · fr déférence (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · ru респе́кт (great respect) · bg почит (great respect) · sv respekt (great respect) · it deferenza (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · pl szacunek (great respect) · eo respektego (great respect) · sh pokornost (great respect) · sv aktning (great respect) · pt deferência (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · pl posłuszeństwo (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · de Achtung (great respect) · pl atencja (great respect) · fi kunnioitus (great respect) · sh respekt (great respect) · ro deferență (great respect) · tl pagiging masunurin (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · yue 服從 /服从 (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · ru уваже́ние (great respect) · io deferenceso (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · tr hürmet (great respect) · eo submetiĝo (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · bg съобразяване (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · de Ehrerbietung (great respect) · fi suostuvaisuus (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · th ความเคารพ (great respect) · it deferenza (great respect) · fr déférence (great respect) · fr respect (great respect) · ro deferență (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · ca deferència (great respect) · sh pokornost (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · sv vördnad (great respect) · el σεβασμός (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · es deferencia (great respect) · ru усту́пчивость (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · nl eerbied (great respect) · fi arvonanto (great respect) · de Respekt (great respect) · sv hänsyn (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · mi ngākau whakaute (great respect) · hu hódolat (great respect) · nl bereidwilligheid (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others) · el σεβασμός (great respect) · ru послуша́ние (the willingness to carry out the wishes of others)