Showing deference; deferential.
deferent
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for deferent.
Editorial note
>For me the growth means A country's economic growth means something deferent than what it means to you.
Quick take
Showing deference; deferential.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of deferent gathered in one view.
(anatomy) A duct in the body serving to carry away from, as opposed to an afferent one.
(historical, Ptolemaic astronomy) An imaginary circle surrounding the Earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the centre of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for deferent.
adjective
Showing deference; deferential.
See also: deferential, respectful, regardful
noun
(anatomy) A duct in the body serving to carry away from, as opposed to an afferent one.
See also: deferential, respectful, regardful
noun
(historical, Ptolemaic astronomy) An imaginary circle surrounding the Earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the centre of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
See also: deferential, respectful, regardful
Example sentences
>For me the growth means A country's economic growth means something deferent than what it means to you.
You could include deferent subsystems like auditory and visual input, for the output side you could do mechsnicsl output.
People nominally above me in an org chart are deferent, polite, constantly asking if they can do anything for me.
Every company is different, every org is different, every team is deferent, every employee is different.
Given that context, I think the author was actually being overly generous and deferent to Uber's stated numbers.
Ordinary Americans often have a very different attitude to life, less deferent to government than more feudal countries, and more independent minded.
The New York Times is often far too deferent to the U.
Probably if somebody is in deferent and reads this won't be convinced.
Being too deferent has never been a problem for me.
Against all odds this asshats tone remains optimistic and deferent.
You might be verbally abusive to those who you consider below you, but you will remain silent and deferent to those who are considered economically/socially superior.
Being skeptical about authority figures is always a good thing, it always surprise me to see populations so deferent to them like americans are to law enforcement.
Quote examples
Some countries/cultures are way more deferent than others and view "powerful" people as someone to (almost) worship.
In other words, it's "real." And Trump has always been deferent, come obsequious, to Israel, like many US politicians.
I'm just getting so sick of being downvoted because I'm offering a different angle - I've been polite, deferent, and explanatory, and my words get sent straight into the "grey" anyway.
But when we get to D, I fear X will bite us in the tail - Y can avoid that." In practice, I word things similar to what you've described here, probably even more deferent.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use deferent in a sentence?
>For me the growth means A country's economic growth means something deferent than what it means to you.
What does deferent mean?
Showing deference; deferential.
What part of speech is deferent?
deferent is commonly used as adjective, noun.