deferential

1. 1.

   showing deference

   Synonymsdeferentregardful

   Similarrespectful

Questions about deferential

What does deferential mean?

deferential means "showing deference".

How many syllables are in deferential?

deferential has 4 syllables: def-e-ren-tial. The stress falls on "ren". In IPA it is /ˌdɛfɚˈɛntʃəl/.

What is another word for deferential?

Close synonyms include deferent, regardful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deferential a common word?

deferential is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.