"deferential" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: [ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ] [UK] Audio: en-us-deferential.ogg [US] Forms: more deferential [comparative], most deferential [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} deferential (comparative more deferential, superlative most deferential)
  1. Respectful and considerate; showing deference. Translations (showing deference): почтителен (počtitelen) (Bulgarian), déférent (French), ehrerbietig (German), ευπειθής (efpeithís) (Greek), ευλαβικός (evlavikós) (Greek), tisztelettudó (Hungarian), respektoza (Ido), respektema (Ido), ómósach (Irish), urramach (Irish), deferente (Italian), deferenziale (Italian), ossequente (Italian), obsequiōsus (Latin), fo-arrym (Manx), deferente (Portuguese), deferente (Spanish), aktningsfull (Swedish), шанобливий (šanoblyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), поштивий (poštyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-deferential-en-adj-we3MRU2p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 39 44 Disambiguation of 'showing deference': 81 17 2
  2. Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
    Sense id: en-deferential-en-adj-1j54q1lE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 39 44
  3. (anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (of or relating to the vas deferens): deferencial (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deferential-en-adj-ThnmFfxQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 39 44 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or relating to the vas deferens': 4 5 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: defer, deference, deferent, epididymodeferential

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