different between obsequious vs brownnoser
obsequious
English
Etymology
From Latin obsequi?sus (“complaisant, obsequious”) , from obsequium (“compliance”), from obsequor (“comply with, yield to”), from ob (“in the direction of, towards”) + sequor (“follow”) (see sequel).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?b?si?kwi.?s/
Adjective
obsequious (comparative more obsequious, superlative most obsequious)
- (archaic) Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.
- Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
- 1927, Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, p. 20
- Translation falls especially short of this conceit which carries the whole flamboyance of the Spanish language. It was intended as an obsequious flattery of the Condesa, and was untrue.
- 1927, Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, p. 20
- (obsolete) Of or pertaining to obsequies, funereal.
Synonyms
- (obedient): See also Thesaurus:obedient
- (fawning or subservient): fawning, ingratiating, servile, slavish, sycophantic, truckling, smarmy, asskissing ; see also Thesaurus:sycophantic
Derived terms
- obsequiously
- obsequiousness
Related terms
Translations
References
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brownnoser
English
Noun
brownnoser (plural brownnosers)
- Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
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