Definition of Deferential. Meaning of Deferential. Synonyms of Deferential

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Definition of Deferential

Deferential
Deferential Def`er*en"tial, a. [See Deference.] Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.

Meaning of Deferential from wikipedia

- Deference (also called submission or p****ivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference...
- Respect, also called esteem, is a positive feeling or deferential action shown towards someone or something considered important or held in high esteem...
- The artery to the ductus deferens (deferential artery) is an artery in males that provides blood to the ductus deferens.[citation needed] The artery arises...
- the political scientists Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba (1963) as a deferential civic culture. In the United Kingdom, factors such as class and regionalism...
- laudative expressions or inflections, adversative forms, honorific and deferential language, interrogatives and tag questions, and some types of evidentiality...
- or 'slave'), with an indirect deferential reference like zúxià 足下 ('below [your] foot'), or by employing a deferential epithet (such as the adjective...
- Queen to have Charles train in football, because the boys were never deferential to anyone on the football field. Charles subsequently attended two of...
- and costumes might be designed by a renowned architect, to present a deferential allegory flattering to the patron. Professional actors and musicians...
- as he continues to press him. Aaron's demeanor abruptly shifts from deferential to aggressive, and he chastises Vail for "scaring off" Aaron. This violent...
- while those ****ociated with women are considered more polite, more deferential, or "softer". Some linguists consider the description of "rough–soft...