duteous

1. 1.

   willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

   “a dutiful child”

   “a dutiful citizen”

   “Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife”

   Synonymsdutiful

   Similarobedient

Questions about duteous

What does duteous mean?

duteous means "willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect".

How many syllables are in duteous?

duteous has 3 syllables: du-te-ous. The stress falls on "te".

What is another word for duteous?

Close synonyms include dutiful. 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.