Definitions for duteous
ˈdu ti əs, ˈdyu-du·teous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. dutiful, duteousadjective

   willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

   "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

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1. duteousadjective

   Obsequious; submissively obedient.

2. Etymology: Irregular combination of.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Duteousadjective

   Etymology: from duty.

   1. Obedient; obsequious; respectful to those who have natural or legal authority.

   Great Aurengzebe did duteous care express,
   And durst not push too far his great success. John Dryden, Aureng.

   A female softness, with a manly mind;
   A duteous daughter, and a sister kind;
   In sickness patient, and in death resign’d. Dryden.

   Who taught the bee with winds and rains to strive,
   To bring her burden to the certain hive;
   And through the liquid fields again to pass
   Duteous, and hark’ning to the sounding brass? Matthew Prior.

   2. Obsequious; obedient to good or bad purposes.

   I know thee well; a serviceable villain!
   As duteous to the vices of thy mistress,
   As madness would desire. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Every beast, more duteous at her call,
   Than at Circean call the herd disguis’d. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   3. Enjoined by duty; enforced by the relation of one to another.

   With mine own tongue deny my sacred right,
   With mine own breath release all duteous ties. William Shakespeare, R. II.

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1. duteous

   Duteous refers to showing dutiful respect or obedience willingly and faithfully, typically to someone in authority. It describes the act of dutifully fulfilling one's obligations or responsibilities.

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1. Duteousadjective

   fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter

2. Duteousadjective

   subservient; obsequious

3. Etymology: [From Duty.]

How to pronounce duteous?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of duteous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of duteous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=duteous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Duteous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=duteous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duteous