Noun: deference de-fu-run(t)s or def-run(t)s
- A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
"his deference to her wishes was very flattering";
- respect
- Courteous regard for people's feelings
"in deference to your wishes";
- respect, respectfulness
- A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
"Her deference often led to her being taken advantage of";
- complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness
Derived forms: deferences
Type of: agreeability, agreeableness, civility, courtesy, good manners, politeness
Encyclopedia: Deference