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PRONUNCIATION OF OBEISANT

obeisant  [əʊˈbeɪsənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBEISANT

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

WHAT DOES OBEISANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obeisant in the English dictionary

The definition of obeisant in the dictionary is having a deferent attitude.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBEISANT


adjacent
əˈdʒeɪsənt
adnascent
ædˈneɪsənt
beneficent
bɪˈnɛfɪsənt
circumjacent
ˌsɜːkəmˈdʒeɪsənt
coadjacent
ˌkəʊəˈdʒeɪsənt
complacent
kəmˈpleɪsənt
interjacent
ˌɪntəˈdʒeɪsənt
jacent
ˈdʒeɪsənt
magnificent
mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt
maleficent
məˈlɛfɪsənt
munificent
mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt
naissant
ˈneɪsənt
nonadjacent
ˌnɒnəˈdʒeɪsənt
puissant
ˈpjuːɪsənt
reminiscent
ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsənt
reticent
ˈrɛtɪsənt
Stuyvesant
ˈstaɪvɪsənt
subjacent
sʌbˈdʒeɪsənt
superjacent
ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt
uncomplacent
ˌʌnkəmˈpleɪsənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBEISANT

obeah
obeahism
obeche
obedience
obedient
obediential
obedientiaries
obedientiary
obediently
obeisance
obeisantly
obeism
obeli
obelia
obelion
obeliscal
obeliscoid
obelise
obelisk
obeliskoid

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBEISANT

antidepressant
brisant
cicatrisant
cognisant
complaisant
croissant
en passant
incognisant
marxisant
passant
peasant
pheasant
pleasant
practisant
precognisant
recognisant
sant
soi-disant
uncomplaisant
unpleasant

Synonyms and antonyms of obeisant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obeisant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBEISANT

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The translations of obeisant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obeisant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

obeisant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obeisant
570 millions of speakers

English

obeisant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obeisant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المطيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

obeisant
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obeisant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

obeisant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obeisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obeisant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

obeisant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

obeisant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obeisant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obeisant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obeisant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obeisant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औदार्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hürmetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obeisant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obeisant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

obeisant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obeisant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπάκουοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obeisant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obeisant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obeisant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obeisant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBEISANT»

The term «obeisant» is normally little used and occupies the 150.508 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBEISANT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBEISANT»

Discover the use of obeisant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obeisant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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State Sacrifices and Music in Ming China: Orthodoxy, ...
He repeated the same series of gestures in front of the spirit-throne of the companion. Then he returned to his obeisant-post. As he arrived, the playing of music stopped. In silence, the emperor and all officials performed, in their obeisant posts, ...
Joseph Sui Ching Lam, 1998
2
Changing Venezuela by taking power: the history and policies ...
An evaluation of the potential benefits and consequences of the Ch vez government cites the debates among Western administrations used to Venezuela's previous regime, in an in-depth study that evaluates the new government's progressive ...
Gregory Wilpert, 2007
3
Not in Heaven: Coherence and Complexity in Biblical Narrative
But why should any interpretation be obvious? How does one know that the obeisant eleven stars are the eleven brothers? Because the two dreams are cognate, and can be used to interpret each other. The obeisant sheaves are the brothers', ...
Jason P. Rosenblatt, Joseph C. Sitterson, 1991
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Middle English Dictionary
263/l4: Alexandre. .made the peple of Percy more obeisant then any other nacion . cl475(?cl45l) Bk. Noblesse 30: Defaute of largesse to youre obeissauntes [is] not rewarding ne cherisshing youre obeissauntes sub- gettis, yolden and sworne  ...
Sherman M. Kuhn, 1980
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Literary Semiotics: A Critical Approach
Obeisant. Decoders: The. Early. Chapters. The first of the early chapters, "The Poetics of the Open Work," appeared originally in Opera aperta (in English, The Open Work). It focuses in part on "recent [ca. 1959] pieces of instrumental music" in ...
Scott Simpkins, 2001
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
[Formerly also obeysance ; < ME. obeisance, obeisaunce, obey- saunce, < OF. obeissance, F. obeusance, obedience, < obeissant, F. obeissant, obedient: see obeisant.] If. Authority; subjection; power or right to demand obedience. Ye shall ...
‎1906
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Publications
Erle of Arroll, and be Achindoun knycht, oncle to Huntlie; the blancs war on this forme: Imprimis, tua missive billis directit to the King of Spayne, ane subscryvit De vostre Majesté tres-humble et tres-obeisant ser'viture Franyois Cozmte D'Arroll.
‎1825
8
State Papers: Published Under the Authority of His Majesty's ...
And if the same were nowe presentely, or hereafter shalbe opteyned, yf your pleasour were, that no parte therof shulde be executed, I shall, with most humble, reverente, and obeisant hert, submyt my self to the same. Assuring Your Highnes  ...
Great Britain. Record Commission, 1830
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State Papers Published Under the Authority of His Majesty's ...
And if the same were nowe presentely, or hereafter shalbe opteyned, yf your pleasour were, that no parte therof shulde be executed, I shall, with most humble, reverente, and obeisant hert, submyt my self to the same. Assuring Your Highnes  ...
‎1830
10
Letters of Queen Margaret of Anjou and Bishop Beckington and ...
Cecil Monro, Thomas (de Beckington). I UNTO THE KINGE OURE SOUVREIGNE LORD. F ul high and mightie Prince and oure right gracieux and most douted souveraing Lord: We youre humble and true obeisant subjectes recommende us  ...
Cecil Monro, Thomas (de Beckington), 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBEISANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obeisant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Part 1 of a five-part series
But the condemnation is not focused on the representation of Champlain, rather on the obeisant and subservient pose of the natives at the feet ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
2
SCOTUS and the Gospel
From Warsaw. His "chosen people" pedigree points to Poland, not the Promised Land. Awkward, and yet our obeisant Congress still fawns over ... «Arkansas Times, Jul 15»
3
Ismail Lagardien
Just this past week, Prasa chief executive, Lucky Montana, was removed from his position, thoroughly obeisant to 'leadership', thanked the ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
4
Jim Webb's résumé: a Democrat who out-Reagans the entire …
During his time in office, he was also less obeisant to the Israel lobby than almost any other member of the Senate or the House. The common ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Top Gear is the last-bastion of the smug, dated middle-aged lad …
... if they started genuflecting and licking the floor it couldn't be more obeisant and snivellingly sycophantic. The CEOs of Ford, Daimler-AG, PSA ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Why Mariupol Residents Are Hungry for a Big Mac
... with duct-taped-together Kalashnikov assault rifles deliberately thumb through the passports of nervous and obeisant military-aged males. «Newsweek, Jun 15»
7
How a Shuttered McDonald's Symbolizes the Fight for Peace in …
... with duct-taped-together Kalashnikov assault rifles deliberately thumb through the passports of nervous and obeisant military-aged males. «Daily Signal, Jun 15»
8
While We're Young
He finds a perfect partner in Naomi Watts as his wife Cornelia, who is supportive without being obeisant. But her sad history of miscarriages ... «Echonetdaily, May 15»
9
Curly's advice for GST
And in an highly exploitive economy obeisant to business owners, a general rise in prices because the supply line is purportedly hit hard by the ... «Malay Mail Online, May 15»
10
Uttama Villain: A superb core let down by lacklustre filmmaking
He's the sun of his universe, everyone else a mere satellite in obeisant orbit. I'm not just talking about the fans who throng malls (what a perfect ... «The Hindu, May 15»

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