Obsequiousness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Obsequiousness is a noun meaning The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.
Meaning
The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.
Example Sentences
The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure.
The crusty portier and the crusty clerks gave us the surly reception which their kind deal out in prosperous times, but by mollifying them with an extra display of obsequiousness and servility we finally got them to show us to the room which our boy had engaged for us.
Word Forms
- obsequiousnesses
Synonyms for obsequiousness
Depending on context, synonyms include obsequience, obsequiosity, obsequity, servility, subservience.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include servility, subservience, obsequity, inobsequiousness, unobsequiousness, subservientness.
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