Definitions of deference [ˈdɛf ər əns]

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Definition of 'deference'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) deference
respectful yielding to the opinion, will, etc., of another:
in deference to her wishes.

2. deference
respectful or courteous regard.

Etymology: (1640–50; < F déférence < MF defer(er) to defer²)

Definition of 'deference'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) deference, respect
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
"his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

2. (noun) deference, respect, respectfulness
courteous regard for people's feelings
"in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"

3. (noun) complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference
a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

Definition of 'deference'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) deference
a yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance

Translation of 'deference'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: willingness to consider the wishes etc of others He always treats his mother with deference.
Afrikaans: eerbied, ontsag, respek	Arabic: إعْتِبار، إحْتِرام، تَبْج	Bulgarian: почит
Brazilian: deferência	Czech: úcta, ohled; podřízenost	German: die Ehrerbietung
Danish: respekt; agtelse	Greek: σεβασμός	Spanish: deferencia
Estonian: lugupidamine	Farsi: ملاحظه؛ تمکین	Finnish: kunnioitus
French: déférence	Hebrew: הָכנָעָה, כִּיבּוּד	Hindi: आदर करना
Croatian: popustljivost, uslužnost	Hungarian: tiszteletadás	Indonesian: sikap patuh
Icelandic: virðing, tillitssemi	Italian: deferenza	Japanese: 敬意
Korean: 경의	Lithuanian: pagarbumas	Latvian: cieņa; godbijība
Malay: sikap patuh	Dutch: eerbied	Norwegian: hensyn, respekt,ærbødighe
Polish: poważanie, szacunek	Persian: ملاحظه؛ تمکین	Pashto: خوښه، رضا، چمتوالى، تيارى
Portuguese: deferência	Romanian: deferenţă, consideraţie	Russian: уважение
Slovak: úcta	Slovenian: ustrežljivost	Serbian: poštovanje
Swedish: hänsyn, aktning, respekt	Thai: ความเชื่อฟัง	Turkish: saygı, hürmet
Taiwanese: 聽從	Ukrainian: повага; пошана	Urdu: کسی کے مشورے یا خواہش کو
Vietnamese: sự tôn trọng	Chinese: 听从
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