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- Dictionaryrespectful/rɪˈspɛk(t)f(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or showing deference and respect: "they sit in respectful silence"
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to accept that something is important and not to try to change it or cause offence: He taught his children to be respectful of other cultures.
If you’re respectful, you show consideration and regard for someone or something. Be respectful of your neighbors and turn down your disco music when it gets late. Respectful is the adjective form of the common word respect, which means a feeling of admiration.
If you are respectful, you show respect for someone. He was always so polite and respectful. The children in our family are always respectful to their elders. The patient has the right to considerate and respectful care. Synonyms: polite, civil, mannerly, humble More Synonyms of respectful.
The meaning of RESPECTFUL is marked by or showing respect or deference. How to use respectful in a sentence.
showing politeness or honor to someone or something: There was a respectful two-minute silence as we remembered the soldiers who had died in the war. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. be respectful of something. to accept that something is important and not to try to change it or cause offense:
Respectful definition: full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference. See examples of RESPECTFUL used in a sentence.
1. 'respectable' Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by people and considered to be morally correct. He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family. 2. 'respectful' If your behaviour is respectful, you show respect for someone or something. The woman kept a respectful silence.
politeness, honour, and care shown towards someone or something that is considered important: You really should treat your parents with more respect. She has no respect for other people's property (= she does not treat it carefully). [ U ] a feeling that something is right or important and you should not attempt to change it or harm it:
a mutually respectful relationship; children who are not respectful of adult authority; Everyone was respectful towards him, listening carefully to his long explanations. His tone was respectful. We all stood in respectful silence.
full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply. respect + - ful 1590–1600. re•spect′ful•ly, adv. re•spect′ful•ness, n. courteous, polite, decorous, civil, deferential. discourteous, disrespectful. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: respectful /rɪˈspɛktfʊl/ adj.
