respect
/ɹɪˈspɛkt/ noun, verb, interjection
Forms respects respecting respected respeck resp'ct
- noun (uncountable) An attitude of consideration or high regard; a feeling of admiration or esteem. “He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.”
- noun (uncountable) Good opinion, honor, or admiration.
- noun (uncountable, always plural) Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death. “The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.”
- noun (countable) A particular aspect, feature or detail of something. “This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.”
- noun Good will; favor.
- verb To have respect for. “She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.”
- verb 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.”
- verb To abide by an agreement. “They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.”
- verb To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
- verb (transitive, dated except in "respecting") To relate to; to be concerned with.
- verb (obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem.
- verb (obsolete) To look toward; to face.
- interjection (Jamaica) hello, hi
Synonyms
deference esteem consideration regard fealty reverence aught admiration recognition veneration honor aspect dimension face facet side revere venerate idolize lay store by obedience respectfulness value prize prise honour abide by observe
Antonyms
belittlement contempt contumely despect disdain disparagement disrespect ignoring irreverence neglect scorn slight
Etymology
From Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + speciō (“to see”), equivalent to re- + -spect. Doublet of respite.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.
- verb To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. "I do respect thee as my soul." Shak.
- noun The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution.
- noun Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.
Etymology [L. respectare, v. intens. from respicere, respectum, to look back, respect; pref. re- re- + specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F. respecter. See Spy, and cf. Respite.]
Etymology [L. respectus: cf. F. respect. See Respect, v., and cf. Respite.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “respect”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details