obeisance
21obeisance — Synonyms and related words: acceptance, acquiescence, allegiance, apple polishing, ass kissing, assent, backscratching, bend, bending the knee, bob, bootlicking, bow, bowing and scraping, brown nosing, complaisance, compliance, consent, cringing …
22obeisance — n. (formal) curtsy to make one s obeisances * * * [əʊ beɪs(ə)ns] (formal) [ curtsy ] to make one s obeisances …
23obeisance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. homage, deference, obedience; bow, salaam, kowtow, curtsy, genuflection; prostration. See courtesy, submission. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. courtesy, homage, deference; see praise 1 , reverence 2 . III… …
24obeisance — o|bei|sance [ ou beısəns ] noun count or uncount VERY FORMAL a movement in which you bend your head and the upper part of your body forward to show your respect for someone a. any action that shows deep respect for someone or something …
25obeisance — A show of deference …
26obeisance — o·bei·sance || əʊ beɪsns n. gesture of respect and deep reverence; reverent behavior …
27obeisance — [ə(ʊ) beɪs(ə)ns] noun deferential respect. ↘a gesture expressing this, such as a bow. Derivatives obeisant adjective Origin ME: from OFr. obeissance, from obeissant, obeir obey …
28obeisance — n. Salutation, reverence, bow, courtesy …
29obeisance — noun (C, U) formal an act of showing respect and obedience, by bending your head or the upper part of your body …
30obeisance — n 1. deference, homage, worship, adoration; respect, honor, regard; reverence, veneration, estimation, esteem. 2. obsequiousness, servility, sycophancy, fawning, toadying; submissiveness, subservience, slavishness; supineness, passivity,… …
