different between duteous vs reverent

English

Etymology

Irregular combination of duty +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?dju?.ti.?s/, /?d?u?.ti.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?du.ti.?s/
• Rhymes: -u?ti?s

Adjective

duteous (comparative more duteous, superlative most duteous)

1. (archaic) dutiful

   a duteous son

2. (archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient.
   • 1623, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act iv, scene 6 (First Folio ed.)

     I know thee well. A ?eruiceable Villaine,
     As duteous to the vices of thy Mi?tris,
     As badne??e would de?ire.

   • 1881 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Heart of the Night, lines 10-14

     O Lord, the awful Lord of will! though late,

     Even yet renew this soul with duteous breath:

     That when the peace is garnered in from strife,

     The work retrieved, the will regenerate,

     This soul may see thy face, O Lord of death!

Related terms

• duteously
• duty
• unduteous

Translations

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary

English

Etymology

From Middle French révérent, from Old French [Term?], from Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???v??nt/

Adjective

reverent (comparative more reverent, superlative most reverent)

1. Showing or characterized by great respect or reverence; respectful.
   • 1903, Mark Twain, A New Crime, Library of Alexandria (?ISBN)

     Hackett was a vain, wealthy, violent gentleman, who held his blood and family in high esteem, and believed that a reverent respect was due to his great riches.

   Synonym: reverential

   Antonyms: irreverent, unreverent

Derived terms

• reverently
• reverentness
• unreverent

Related terms

• irreverent
• revere
• reverence
• reverential

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin reverens.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /r?.v???ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /r?.b???en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.ve??ent/

Adjective

reverent (masculine and feminine plural reverents)

1. reverent

   Synonym: reverencial

   Antonym: irreverent

Derived terms

• reverentment

Related terms

• irreverent
• reverència
• reverir

Further reading

• “reverent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reverent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “reverent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reverent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.