deferent, deferential, regardful
(adjective) showing deference
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deferential (comparative more deferential, superlative most deferential)
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
Antonyms: derogative, derogatory
Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
(anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens.
• interleafed
Source: Wiktionary
Def`er*en"tial, a. Etym: [See Deference.]
Definition: Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
