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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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inconstant
English
Alternative forms
- inconstaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French inconstant
Adjective
inconstant (comparative more inconstant, superlative most inconstant)
- Not constant; wavering.
- Unfaithful to a lover.
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From in- +? constant.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /i?.kons?tant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /i?.kuns?tan/
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
inconstant (masculine and feminine plural inconstants)
- inconstant
- Antonym: constant
Related terms
- inconstància
Further reading
- “inconstant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inconstant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “inconstant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inconstant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From in- +? constant.
Adjective
inconstant (feminine singular inconstante, masculine plural inconstants, feminine plural inconstantes)
- inconstant
Further reading
- “inconstant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French inconstant.
Adjective
inconstant m or n (feminine singular inconstant?, masculine plural inconstan?i, feminine and neuter plural inconstante)
- inconstant
Declension
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