respect

Meaning of respect

noun
  1. An attitude of consideration or high regard
    He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
  2. Good opinion, honor, or admiration
  3. (always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
    The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.
  4. A particular aspect, feature or detail of something
    This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.
  5. Good will; favor
verb
  1. To have respect for.
    She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.
  2. To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
    I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense.
  3. To abide by an agreement.
    They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.
  4. To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
  5. (dated except in "respecting") To relate to; to be concerned with.
  6. To regard; to consider; to deem.
  7. To look toward; to face.

interjection

Hello, hi

Information about respect

Hyphenation of respect

re-spect

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • respect is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

respect synonyms

Meaning regard:

regard

Meaning esteem:

esteem, regard, value, prize

Meaning deference:

deference, respectfulness

Meaning obedience:

obedience

Meaning honor:

honor, observe

Meaning :

aught, consideration, fealty, reverence, admiration, recognition, veneration, aspect, dimension, face, facet, side, revere, venerate

respect antonyms

Meaning :

belittlement, contempt, contumely, despect, disdain, disparagement, disrespect, ignoring, irreverence, neglect, scorn, slight, contemn, despise, dis, diss, belittle, ignore

Translation of respect

Anagrams of respect

recepts, scepter, sceptre, specter

Words that rhyme with respect

lomapect, lenopect, aspect, circumspect, conspect, corespect, despect, disrespect, extrospect, incircumspect, inspect, insuspect, introspect, noncircumspect, nonprospect, nonsuspect, overcircumspect, preinspect, presuspect, prospect, reinspect, resuspect, retrospect, spect, suspect, uncircumspect, underprospect, unrespect, unsuspect, expect, overexpect, preexpect, unexpect

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