• n.
    ⦿a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
    lexical concept
  • be sure to give my respects to the dean
  • his deference to her wishes was very flattering

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
lexinfo:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:deference
  2. enl:respect
wn:interlingual indexili:i41830

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • deferencerespect
  • deference