We found 30 dictionaries that define the word deference:

General (25 matching dictionaries)

1. deference: Merriam-Webster.com
2. deference: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. deference: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
4. deference: Collins English Dictionary
5. deference: Vocabulary.com
6. Deference, deference: Wordnik
7. deference: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
8. deference: Wiktionary
9. deference: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
10. deference: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
11. deference: Infoplease Dictionary
12. Deference, deference: Dictionary.com
13. deference: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
14. Deference: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
15. Deference: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
16. deference: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
17. deference: Rhymezone
18. deference: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
19. deference: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
20. deference: Free Dictionary
21. deference: Mnemonic Dictionary
22. deference: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
23. deference: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)

24. deference: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

25. deference: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

26. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

27. Sound-Alike Words (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

28. deference: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See deferences as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary ( ) ▸ noun:  Great respect. ▸ noun:  The willingness to carry out the wishes of others. Similar: respectfulness, complaisance, obligingness, respect, compliancy, compliance, pride of place, elderdom, big up, acclaimer, more... Opposite: arrogance, haughtiness, presumption, presumptuousness Types: obsequious, fawning, servile, slavish, more... Phrases: in deference to, Judicial deference, show deference to, with due deference, in deference, more... Adjectives: great, due, much, utmost, proper, judicial, certain, respectful, special, extreme, mutual Colors:     burgundy,     charcoal,     forest green,     maroon,     slate gray,     midnight blue,     olive,     taupe,     mahogany,     chestnut ▸ Words similar to deference ▸ Usage examples for deference ▸ Idioms related to deference ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing deference ▸ Words that often appear near deference ▸ Rhymes of deference ▸ Invented words related to deference