OBSEQUIOUSNESS

obsequiousness, servility, subservience

(noun) abject or cringing submissiveness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

obsequiousness (uncountable)

The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.

Source: Wiktionary


Ob*se"qui*ous*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being obsequious. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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