| NOUN | act | obedience, obeisance | the act of obeying |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | obedience | the trait of being willing / willing to obey | |
| act | obedience, respect | behavior intended to please your parents |
| Sounds | owbiy'diyahns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | obeisance | |
| Narrower | truckling | The act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons) |
| Broader | submission, compliance | The act of submitting |
| Opposite | disobedience, noncompliance | The failure to obey |
| Spanish | obediencia | |
| Catalan | obediència | |
| Adjectives | obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority |
| Verbs | obey | be obedient to |
| Meaning | The trait of being willing / willing to obey. | |
|---|---|---|
| Attributes | disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
| obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority | |
| Narrower | submissiveness | The trait of being willing / willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc. |
| Broader | tractability, tractableness, flexibility | The trait of being easily persuaded |
| Opposite | disobedience | The trait of being unwilling to obey |
| Spanish | obediencia | |
| Catalan | obediència | |
| Adjectives | obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority |
| Verbs | obey | be obedient to |
| Meaning | behavior intended to please your parents. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "their children were never very strong on obedience" | |
| Synonym | respect | |
| Broader | filial duty | duty of a child to its parents |
| Spanish | obediencia, respeto | |
| Catalan | obediència | |
| Adjectives | obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority |
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