Cultivating Respect and Politeness: Key Principles in Daily Behavior

noun

1. anything indispensable

e.g. food and shelter are necessities of life
the essentials of the good life
allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions
a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained

Synonym: necessityessentialrequirementrequisite

noun

1. behavior intended to please your parents

e.g. their children were never very strong on obedience
he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes

Synonym: obedience

2. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

e.g. his deference to her wishes was very flattering
be sure to give my respects to the dean

Synonym: deference

3. courteous regard for people's feelings

e.g. in deference to your wishes
out of respect for his privacy

Synonym: deferencerespectfulness

4. (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point

e.g. it differs in that respect

Synonym: regard

5. an attitude of admiration or esteem

e.g. she lost all respect for him

Synonym: esteemregard

6. a feeling of friendship and esteem

e.g. she mistook his manly regard for love
he inspires respect

Synonym: regard

7. the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

e.g. it is held in esteem
a man who has earned high regard

Synonym: esteemregard

adv

1. in an important way

e.g. for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion

2. in an important way or to an important degree

e.g. more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself

Synonym: significantly

noun

1. the act of entering

e.g. she made a grand entrance

Synonym: entranceentryingressincoming

2. a movement into or inward

Synonym: entrance