Library / English Dictionary

RESPECTFULNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Courteous regard for people's feelings

Example:

out of respect for his privacy

Synonyms:

deference; respect; respectfulness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

courtesy; good manners (a courteous manner)

Derivation:

respectful (full of or exhibiting respect)

respectful (feeling or manifesting veneration)

Credits