deference
About 2.42 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Great respect.
The children treated their elders with deference.
- noun The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.
Similar words
respectfulness respect complaisance obligingness compliance compliancy esteem courtesy primacy consideration
Often followed by
to and for of is which in that due
Word family
deferences
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