deference   (Sound)

The noun deference has 3 senses

• deference, respect -- (a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean")


• deference, respect, respectfulness -- (courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy")


• complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference -- (a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others)