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    OBSEQUIOUSNESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Abject or cringing submissivenessplay

    Synonyms:

    obsequiousness; servility; subservience

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("obsequiousness" is a kind of...):

    submissiveness (the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obsequiousness"):

    sycophancy (fawning obsequiousness)

    Derivation:

    obsequious (attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner)

    obsequious (attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery)

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