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respectful

English

Alternative forms

  • respec'ful

Etymology

respect +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???sp?ktf?l/
  • Hyphenation: re?spect?ful

Adjective

respectful (comparative more respectful, superlative most respectful)

  1. Marked or characterized by respect
    • 1907, Marshall Broomhall (Editor), The Chinese Empire. A General & Missionary Survey/The Province of Kansu
      On the whole, indifference rather than open hostility has been the attitude of the people towards the Gospel, but since 1900 there has been a more eager and respectful attention to the things taught.

Antonyms

  • contemptuous
  • disdainful
  • disrespectful

Related terms

  • respectfully
  • respectfulness

Translations

See also

  • respective
  • respectable

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compliant

English

Etymology

comply +? -ant

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /k?m?pl???nt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /k?m?pla??nt/
  • Hyphenation: com?pli?ant
  • Rhymes: -a??nt

Adjective

compliant (comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)

  1. Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    Synonyms: yielding, bending, pliant
  2. Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.

Synonyms

  • conformant; see also Thesaurus:conformant

Antonyms

  • non-compliant, noncompliant

Derived terms

  • compliantly

Related terms

  • compliance

Translations

Anagrams

  • coimplant, complaint

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