A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others.
Courteous regard for people's feelings.
Condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors.
1 The days of unquestioning deference to a particular religious grouping are gone.
2 His bearing and the deference of the others made his position clear.
3 The prelate turned to the old General of San Ambrogio with deference .
4 His tone had in it the most delicate, the most friendly deference .
5 Underlying this is deference to the moral authority of the British state.
6 His voice was lowered-forher ear; there was deference in his smile.
7 The department also said the court owed no deference to the U.S.
8 The use of the title and the woman's deference bolstered Raegar's confidence.
9 We're good to go. Raynor was surprised by the bully's sudden deference .
10 These were purely social reassurances -I suppose deference is the better term.
11 His approach is non-confrontational, with perhaps even a gentlemanly streak of deference .
12 There was something very pleasing in the deference which was shown him.
13 He was not in the way. They treated him with rough deference .
14 There was in his manner nothing of deference , nothing of the subordinate.
15 In deference to Mr. Hadow I shall not call it a liaison.
16 He bowed with even more deference than the generality of the people.
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Deference в диалектах
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