English-Thai Dictionary

deference

N การ เชื่อฟัง  การยอม คล้อยตาม  submission yielding kan-chuea-fang

 

deference

N การแสดง ความ เคารพนับถือ  respect homage kan-sa-daeng-kwam-kaol-rob-nab-thue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFERENCE

n. 1. A yielding in opinion; submission of judgment to the opinion or judgment of another. Hence, regard; respect. We often decline acting in opposition to those for whose wisdom we have a great deference.
2. Complaisance; condescension.
3. Submission.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFERENCE

Def "er *ence, n. Etym: [F. déférence. See 3d Defer. ]

 

Defn: A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance. Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men. Whewell.Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments. Shenstone.

 

Syn. -- Deference, Reverence, Respect. Deference marks an inclination to yield one's opinion, and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in preference to one's own. Respect marks the estimation that we have for another, which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his mind and heart. Reverence denotes a mingling of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem. Age, rank, dignity, and personal merit call for deference; respect should be paid to the wise and good; reverence is due to God, to the authors of our being, and to the sanctity of the laws.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deference

def er ence |ˈdefərəns ˈdɛf (ə )rəns | ▶noun humble submission and respect: he addressed her with the deference due to age. PHRASES in deference to out of respect for; in consideration of. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French déférence, from déférer ‘refer ’ (see defer 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

deference

def |er ¦ence |ˈdɛf (ə )r (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] polite submission and respect: he addressed her with the deference due to age. PHRASES in deference to out of respect for; in consideration of. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French déférence, from déférer ‘refer ’ (see defer 2 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

deference

deference noun his writings show excessive deference to the wealthy: respect, respectfulness, dutifulness; submissiveness, submission, obedience, surrender, accession, capitulation, acquiescence, complaisance, obeisance. ANTONYMS disrespect. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See honor . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

deference

deference noun his writings show excessive deference to the gentry: respect, respectfulness, regard, esteem; consideration, attentiveness, attention, thoughtfulness; courteousness, courtesy, politeness, civility, dutifulness, reverence, veneration, awe, homage; submissiveness, submission, obedience, yielding, surrender, accession, capitulation, acquiescence, complaisance, obeisance. ANTONYMS disrespect.

 

French Dictionary

déférence

déférence n. f. nom féminin Considération respectueuse à l ’égard d ’une personne. : Antoine salua le savant avec déférence. Des marques de déférence. SYNONYME respect . Note Syntaxique Le nom se construit avec les prépositions à, envers, pour et la locution prépositive à l ’égard de. Montrer de la déférence pour, à l ’égard de, envers ses parents. Note Orthographique défér en ce.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deference

def er ence /déf (ə )r (ə )ns /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠(人の意見 判断への )服従 ; 【人への 】敬意 «to » ▸ with (due ) deference (十分 )敬意を払って ▸ in [out of ] deference to A A 〈人 〉に敬意を表して, Aの意見を尊重して