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deferent

ADJ ซึ่ง อนุโลม ได้  เกี่ยวกับ การคล้อยตาม  ซึ่ง ยอมให้ ได้  sueng-ar-nu-lom

 

deferential

ADJ ซึ่ง แสดง ความเคารพ  ยอม เชื่อฟัง  ยอม ผ่อนผัน  คล้อยตาม  obeisant respectful submissive sueng-sa-daeng-kwam-kaol-rob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFERENT

a.Bearing; carrying; conveying.

 

DEFERENT

n. 1. That which carries or conveys. The deferent of a planet, is an imaginary circle or orb in the Ptolemaic system, that is supposed to carry about the body of the planet.
2. A vessel in the human body for the conveyance of fluids.

 

DEFERENTIAL

a.Expressing deference.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFERENT

Def "er *ent, a. Etym: [L. deferens, p. pr. of deferre. See 3d Defer. ]

 

Defn: Serving to carry; bearing. [R.] "Bodies deferent. " Bacon.

 

DEFERENT

DEFERENT Def "er *ent, n.

 

1. That which carries or conveys. Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds. Bacon.

 

2. (Ptolemaic Astron.)

 

Defn: An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.

 

DEFERENTIAL

Def `er *en "tial, a. Etym: [See Deference. ]

 

Defn: Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.

 

DEFERENTIALLY

DEFERENTIALLY Def `er *en "tial *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With deference.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deferent

def er ent 1 |ˈdefərənt ˈdɛfərənt | adjective another term for deferential. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from defer 2 and deference .

 

deferent

def er ent 2 |ˈdɛfərənt ˈdefərənt | noun (in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy ) the large circular orbit followed by the center of the small epicycle in which a planet was thought to move. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin deferent- carrying away, from the verb deferre.

 

deferential

def er en tial |ˌdefəˈrenCHəl ˈˌdɛfəˈˌrɛn (t )ʃəl | adjective showing deference; respectful: people were always deferential to him. DERIVATIVES def er en tial ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential .

 

Oxford Dictionary

deferent

deferent 1 |ˈdɛf (ə )r (ə )nt | adjective another term for deferential. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from defer 2 and deference .

 

deferent

deferent 2 |ˈdɛf (ə )r (ə )nt | noun (in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy ) the large circular orbit followed by the centre of the small epicycle in which a planet was thought to move. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin deferent- carrying away , from the verb deferre.

 

deferential

def |er ¦en |tial |dɛfəˈrɛnʃ (ə )l | adjective showing deference; respectful: people were always deferential to him. DERIVATIVES deferentially adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from deference, on the pattern of pairs such as prudence, prudential .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

deferential

deferential adjective the hotel's deferential treatment of its elite clientele: respectful, humble, obsequious; dutiful, obedient, submissive, meek, subservient, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, tractable, biddable, docile. WORD TOOLKIT See humble . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

deferential

deferential adjective a deferential batman: obsequious, humble, respectful, considerate, attentive, thoughtful; courteous, polite, civil, dutiful, reverent, reverential, awed; obedient, submissive, subservient, fawning, toadying, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, pliant, tractable, biddable, manageable, docile, slavish; dated mannerly; rare regardful, obeisant. ANTONYMS arrogant; impolite. WORD TOOLKIT deferential See humble . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Duden Dictionary

Deferentitis

De fe ren ti tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Deferent i tis |die Deferentitis; Genitiv: der Deferentitis, Plural: die Deferentititiden lateinisch-neulateinisch Entzündung des Samenleiters

 

French Dictionary

déférent

déférent , ente adj. adjectif 1 anatomie Qui achemine vers l ’extérieur. : Le canal déférent. 2 Qui est respectueux. : Une attitude déférente. Note Syntaxique L ’adjectif se construit avec la préposition envers ou avec la locution prépositive à l ’égard de. Ils sont déférents envers leurs professeurs, à l ’égard de leurs parents.

 

Spanish Dictionary

deferente

deferente adjetivo 1 Que demuestra deferencia (respeto y cortesía ):lo miraron de modo deferente y con enlazada curiosidad .2 [círculo ] Que era descrito por el centro del epiciclo de un planeta que giraba alrededor de la Tierra, según el geocentrismo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deferential

def er en tial /dèfərénʃ (ə )l /形容詞 «…に » 敬意を表した, 敬った (respectful ) «to » .ly 副詞