You searched for: “deference”
deference (s) (noun), deferences (pl)
1. Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, complaisance, or judgment of another person: Jason noticed that his deference to his supervisor, Mr. Anderson, appeared to please him.
2. Courteous respect; polite respect, especially putting another person's interests first: Clay was taught to show deference to people who were as old as his grandparents.
Yielding to another person out of respect.
© ALL rights are reserved.

Yielding to the wishes of someone.
© ALL rights are reserved.

A courteous regard for the opinion of another person.
© ALL rights are reserved.

Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.

This entry is located in the following units: de- (page 14) -fer, -ferous (page 2)
deference, difference
deference (DEF ur uhns) (noun)
1. A yielding in opinion, judgment or wishes: The junior lawyer showed deference to his senior partner by agreeing with his request to adjourn.
2. Courteous regard or respect for someone or something: Clay was taught to show deference to people who were as old as his grandparents.
difference (DIF ur uhns, DIF ruhns) (noun)
Not alike, dissimilar; not the same; the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another one: The difference between the two objects on the table was difficult to notice at first glance.

There's a striking difference in the sisters' opinions on the subject.

The deference that Steve's cousins have shown his aunt highlighted the difference in the manners between them and the rude students at the school where she taught.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group D; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 2)
Word Entries at Get Words: “deference”
deference, deferences
Polite or courteous respect; consideration or respectful regard for another person's opinion. (3)