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Eisenhower was less deferential to the military than he seemed likely to be, Kennedy was not at all beholden to the pope, George W. Bush was smarter than portrayed and Barack Obama has not led a charge from the left - least of all on behalf of the civil liberties that have eroded since September 11, 2001.
David K. Shipler

Meaning of "deferential" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFERENTIAL

deferential  [ˌdɛfəˈrɛnʃəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFERENTIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deferential is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEFERENTIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deference

Deference is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior out of respect or reverence. Deference has been studied extensively by political scientists, sociologists, and psychologists.

Definition of deferential in the English dictionary

The definition of deferential in the dictionary is marked by or showing deference or respect; respectful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFERENTIAL


circumferential
səˌkʌmfəˈrɛnʃəl
conferential
ˌkɒnfəˈrɛnʃəl
confidential
ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl
consequential
ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl
coreferential
ˌkəʊrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
differential
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl
essential
ɪˈsɛnʃəl
exponential
ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl
inferential
ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəl
influential
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl
interferential
ˌɪntəfəˈrɛnʃəl
potential
pəˈtɛnʃəl
preferential
ˌprɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
referential
ˌrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
residential
ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
reverential
ˌrɛvəˈrɛnʃəl
self-referential
ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl
sequential
sɪˈkwɛnʃəl
torrential
tɒˈrɛnʃəl
transferential
ˌtrænsfəˈrɛnʃəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFERENTIAL

defensive
defensive medicine
defensively
defensiveness
defer
deferable
deference
deferent
deferentially
deferment
deferrable
deferral
deferred
deferred annuity
deferred liability
deferred sentence
deferred success
deferrer
deferring
defervescence

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFERENTIAL

action potential
chemical potential
circumstantial
credential
equipotential
existential
experiential
growth potential
inconsequential
inessential
initial
jurisprudential
nonresidential
penitential
precedential
presidential
quintessential
substantial
tangential
unsubstantial
vice-presidential

Synonyms and antonyms of deferential in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEFERENTIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deferential» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deferential

Translation of «deferential» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFERENTIAL

Find out the translation of deferential to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deferential from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deferential» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恭敬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deferente
570 millions of speakers

English

deferential
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आदरसूचक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

احتراما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почтительным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deferente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বীকার করে এমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

respectueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penentangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ehrerbietig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

敬意を表する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deferential
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vẻ cung kính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புகழ்ந்து பேசாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हौतात्म्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saygılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deferente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deferential
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шанобливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deferent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευλαβής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerbiedig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

deferential
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ærbødig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deferential

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFERENTIAL»

The term «deferential» is regularly used and occupies the 104.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFERENTIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deferential

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2 QUOTES WITH «DEFERENTIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deferential.
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Noreena Hertz
Stress makes us prone to tunnel vision, less likely to take in the information we need. Anxiety makes us more risk-averse than we would be regularly and more deferential.
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David K. Shipler
Eisenhower was less deferential to the military than he seemed likely to be, Kennedy was not at all beholden to the pope, George W. Bush was smarter than portrayed and Barack Obama has not led a charge from the left - least of all on behalf of the civil liberties that have eroded since September 11, 2001.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFERENTIAL»

Discover the use of deferential in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deferential and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Too old, too ugly, and not deferential to men
Revealing details of her personal life and career and providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the world of television news, an anchorwoman discusses her battle against sex discrimination and her lawsuit against the television station that ...
Christine Craft, 1988
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Exploitation: What it is and why It's Wrong
A related case is one described by Hill: the case of "the Deferential Wife."57 The Deferential Wife is happy to serve her husband, as the black waiter is happy to work at the country club. However, the Deferential Wife does not labor for the sake ...
Ruth J. Sample, 2003
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The Designation of the Individual: Expressive Usage in ...
20.1 Definition Where an addressee is superior in status to the speaker, the difference in status is often recognized by the use of "deferential forms" in the speech. Several features may be used to mark a speech as deferential, the most  ...
E. J. Revell, Ernest John Revell, 1996
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Reflections and Replies: Essays on the Philosophy of Tyler Burge
14 Socially Deferential Concepts Socially deferential concepts include most of the proper names in one's repertory, and the extensive group of kind-terms to which Burge has called attention. Socially deferential concepts are of course not  ...
Tyler Burge, Martin Hahn, Bjørn T. Ramberg, 2003
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Ethics and Biblical Narrative: A Literary and ...
Most of all, the lack of deferential features in his speech indicates such a perception. When the speaker is inferior to the addressee, various deferential devices are employed in the speech, especially when it is 'face-threatening'.33 Such ...
S. Min Chun, 2014
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Social Psychology of the Workplace
female-dominated) on directive, task, and deferential behaviors. We expected that managers would be more directive, task-oriented, and less deferential than subordinates, regardless of the organizational sex composition. The results show a ...
Shane R. Thye, Edward J. Lawler, 2006
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Class: Critical Concepts
42. The. Deferential. Dialectic*. Howard Newby *.S«ur«v Comparative Studies in Societv and liistory, vol. 17, 1975. pp. 139-64. For more than a decade, the most decisive influence on the empirical study of the British class structure has been ...
John Scott, 1996
8
High Courts and Economic Governance in Argentina and Brazil
(—8) Aerolineas (1990) Stronger endorsement” ” Deferential (Not applic.) (—8) Peralta (1990) Stronger endorsement” ” Deferential/ (Not applic.) (-9) Pragmatic Arenera (I99 I) Stronger endorsement” Pragmatic (Not applic.) (—8) Cocchia ...
Diana Kapiszewski, 2012
9
Ethnopragmatics: Understanding Discourse in Cultural Context
words or if what follows is not an address form, the word coil would not be interpreted as deferential coll. Thus, the word coil in each of the following expressions does not represent deferential coil: (2 l} Coll merhinfherfthem “Atrm)v 'Uncle ".
Cliff Goddard, 2006
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The Constitution of Society
But does deference consist exclusively of the performance of concentrated deferential actions? Is there a "deference vacuum" when concentrated deferential actions are not being performed? Where does deference go when it is not being  ...
Edward Shils, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFERENTIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deferential is used in the context of the following news items.
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Foreign exchange traders focus on US and UK policy race
With a deferential style at which the British excel, the Bank of England has politely allowed its American cousin, the US Federal Reserve, ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Why Scott Walker keeps dropping Marco Rubio's name as VP
But then: “Obviously, I'm deferential to governors. I think there's a lot we bring to the table as having proved executive experience. But I do like ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Must the courts improve California's schools?
But the Democrat-controlled Legislature, which has long been too deferential to the wishes of the California Teachers Assn., has repeatedly ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Cops on the witness stand face more skeptical juries: Column
... over state criminal courts in Macomb and Oakland counties, where suburban juries have historically been deferential to police witnesses. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
5
Hillary and Her Roped Media Herd
Since she entered the national limelight in 1992, Hillary has enjoyed the sort of fawning and extremely deferential treatment any politician ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
6
The Left is All About Religion Influencing Public Policy—When It's …
Liberals took a decidedly less deferential tone when the craft-store chain Hobby Lobby sought a religious exemption from Obamacare's ... «Reason, Jul 15»
7
TV best bets: Wed., July 8
... Zane (Wendell Pierce) as co-counsel on a case, but Mike's lawyer instincts keep clashing with his desire to be a deferential future son-in-law. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
8
MATS is Dead, Long Live MATS – the Michigan v. EPA Decision on …
... the majority opinion (“Even under this deferential standard, however, 'agencies must operate within the bounds of reasonable interpretation. «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
9
LINKS OF THE WEEK: Humble Pie, Vikings Style
In interviews throughout OTAs and minicamp, Bridgewater's been deferential, heaping praise on his teammates and attributing the team's ... «Vikings Territory, Jul 15»
10
Charleston, the Republican right, and the lessons of Martin Luther …
... elites were at first shocked and knocked off balance by the loss of their power, deferential treatment, wealth, and privilege, but not for long. «People's World, Jul 15»

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