Obsequiousness
101truckling — Synonyms and related words: abject, apple polishing, ass kissing, backscratching, beggarly, bootlicking, brown nosing, cowering, crawling, cringing, crouching, fawnery, fawning, flattering, flunkyism, footlicking, groveling, handshaking, hangdog …
102Der Hauptmannvonköpenick — (The Captain of Köpenick) by Carl Zuckmayer. Premiered 1931. Most German audiences were familiar with the subject matter of this comedy by the time Heinz Hilpert premiered it at the Deutsches Theater, as it was based on an incident that took… …
103James, epistle of — Addressed to a group in the Church, probably of Jewish background, and suffering poverty. It is a plea for good works, such as compassion (2:14–26) and honesty (4:11–12). It deprecates worldliness (Jas. 4:4) and obsequiousness to the well off… …
104obedience — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Submission to authority Nouns 1. obedience, compliance; submission, nonresistance; malleability, tractability, ductility; acquiescence, observance; obsequiousness, servility. See subjection. 2.… …
105obeisance — 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… …
106pretense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. show, pretension, affectation, sham, imitation, ostentation; makeshift, simulation, excuse, pretext, evasion. See falsehood, vanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of pretending] Syn. affectation,… …
107respect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. heed, regard; relate to, refer to. n. esteem; feature, particular; (pl.) compliments. See respect, relation, courtesy. II High esteem Nouns 1. respect, regard, consideration, courtesy, attention …
108reverence — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A reverential attitude] Syn. respect, veneration, awe, admiration, love, regard, esteem, devotion, adoration, worship, deference, honor, glorification, exaltation, idolization, obsequiousness, fear, dread. Ant. hatred*,… …
109Flattery — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Flattery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 flattery flattery adulation gloze Sgm: N 1 blandishment blandishment blandiloquence Sgm: N 1 cajolery cajolery Sgm: N 1 fawning fawning wheedling & …
110obsequious — ob|se|qui|ous [əbˈsi:kwiəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: obsequiosus, from obsequium willingness to obey , from obsequi to do what people want , from sequi to follow ] very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful used in… …
