deference

English

Etymology

From French déférence

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /'dɛfəɹəns/
• (US) IPA^(key): /'dɛ.fɚ.əns/

Noun

deference (countable and uncountable, plural deferences)

1. Great respect.

   The children treated their elders with deference.

2. The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.

   By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.

Translations

Great respect

• Bulgarian: почит (bg) f (počit)
• Danish: ærbødighed
• Dutch: eerbied (nl) m
• Finnish: kunnioitus (fi), arvonanto
• French: respect (fr) m
• German: Ehrerbietung m

• Greek: σεβασμός (el) m (sevasmós)
• Italian: deferenza (it) f
• Maori: kauanuanu
• Romanian: deferență (ro) f
• Spanish: deferencia (es) f
• Swedish: aktning (sv) c, vördnad (sv) c, respekt (sv) c

The willingness to carry out the wishes of others

• Bulgarian: отстъпка (bg) f (otstǎpka), съобразяване (bg) n (sǎobrazjavane)
• Dutch: gehoorzaamheid m
• Greek: σεβασμός (el) m (sevasmós)
• Italian: deferenza (it) f

• Romanian: deferență (ro) f
• Swedish: hänsyn (sv) c
• Tagalog: pagiging masunurin

Synonyms

• honor
• respect