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respectfulness

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re·spect·ful  (r-spktfl)
adj.
Showing or marked by proper respect.
re·spectful·ly adv.
re·spectful·ness n.
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Noun1.respectfulness - courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"
deference, respect
good manners, courtesy - a courteous manner
Translations
respectfulness [rɪsˈpektfʊlnɪs] N → respetuosidad f, acatamiento m
respectfulness
n → Respekt m; respectfulness of others → Rücksicht f → auf andere


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Vronsky was continually conscious of the necessity of never for a second relaxing the tone of stern official respectfulness, that he might not himself be insulted.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
I found the little fellow standing in the passage, and being addressed by one of the men in livery, who stood before him, nearly bent double from extreme respectfulness, with his hands hanging in front of him like the fins of a fish.
Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context
By and by he preferred his request again, with great respectfulness.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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