Respectful

Word RESPECTFUL
Character 10
Hyphenation re spect ful
Pronunciations /ɹɪˈspɛktfəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Respectful"

What do we mean by respectful?

Showing or marked by proper respect. adjective

Marked or characterized by respect; showing respect: as, respectful deportment.

Full of outward or formal civility; ceremonious.

Worthy of respect; receiving respect.

Synonyms Civil, dutiful, courteous, complaisant, deferential, polite.

Marked or characterized by respect. adjective

Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment. adjective

Feeling or manifesting veneration adjective

Full of or exhibiting respect adjective

Marked or characterized by respect

Treating people in a positive manner that acknowledges them for who they are and/or what they are doing. Being treated or treating an individual in a dignified manner. Respect is earned and is never just given. BUT, you must give respect to receive respect. Meaning when you interact with an individual you treat them with dignity and in a respectful manner as this shows your character as a person. And the respect will be reciprocated. You must always behave in a respectful manner as this reflects on you, your character, integrity and values of who you are as a person. No one owes you respect until you have earned it, so there is no such thing as I will give it after they give it to me first. That attitude is a disrespectful action to anyone you interact with as it insinuates that you do not trust them to act accordingly, and implies that they "owe" you respect before you will give it. That will cause people to LOSE respect for you or never gain it in the first place. When you first meet someone, everyone is given the benefit of the doubt that they are a respectable individual. Questioning their integrity(respect) before you have even met them and "expecting" respect to be given without giving it yourself is insulting and condescending to that person and is judging them in a negative light when you know absolutely nothing about them. Thus, To get respect, you must give it. So respectful behavior should just be part of how you act as a person 100% of the time. Urban Dictionary

N. An erection formed out of an immense respect for someone or something. Urban Dictionary

Expecting a level of respect from any friend or colleague, especially when the same level of respect is expected from you. Urban Dictionary

It is a word that is used to make the second list correspond to the first list made in a sentence. You will know by looking at this example: "Let's buy a CPU, a memory chip, and a motherboard because on the magazine, the reduced prices are 35, 45, and 60 dollars respectively." You can see that by putting the word Respectively, the reader now knows that the CPU costs 35 dollars since the two are both introduced in the first slot of the list. Urban Dictionary

It's when a man respects another man so much, that he gets an erection. Urban Dictionary

It means valuing each others points of views. It means being open to being wrong. It means accepting people as they are. It means not dumping on someone because you're having a bad day. It means being polite and kind always, because being kind to people is not negotiable. It means not dissing people because they're different to you. It means not gossiping about people or spreading lies. Urban Dictionary

A quality seriously lacking in today's society Urban Dictionary

A word describing the mutual relations between two people. This is something that needs to be cultivated on a person-to-person basis; a mutual relation cultivated through continuous fair and equitable exchanges of kind and politeful interactions, as well as having an understanding and consideration for each other as having the same basic human dignity. This cannot be obtained simply through age, status, experience, knowledge; it must be mutually crafted. Urban Dictionary

To treat people in the manner in which you expect to be treated. To show consideration for another person's feelings and interests. An attitude demonstrating that you value another person. You should treat your friends with respect. Urban Dictionary

Something your parents tell you has to be earned, not demanded. Then they turn right around and demand it. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Respectful

The word "respectful" in example sentences

To this is added a severe rebuke of those who, by what they term respectful silence, pretend to obey the Apostolic ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

DANA BASH, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, you remember, Wolf, right after John McCain effectively clinched the Republican nomination, he said that he wanted all Republicans to run what he calls a respectful campaign. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But Lou it really is a fine line for McCain because he has set the bar so high for himself when it comes to running what he called a respectful campaign -- Lou. ❋ Unknown (2008)

On the day Obama visits, the party is organizing what it calls a respectful opposition rally in Austin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Republic Party is organizing what it calls a respectful opposition rally. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And one was, one -- a woman saying some things about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, saying, you know, some pretty negative things about them, and actually tried to hand John McCain a doll of Hillary Clinton which he kind of gave to an aide and said -- made the point of saying that it's all fine to have some humor, but wanted to really make the point, as he does many, many times, that he intends to have what he calls a respectful campaign in the fall. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Re: the Maltese Unicorn, there's no requirement that your "supernatural and noir" story also has to be "serious and respectful", is there? ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

The thing about demanding that our children are always respectful is that we are sending the message that we expect, and believe they are capable of self control, of checking their behavior, of moderating their tone of voice and actions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All comments should be relevant to the topic and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The simplest and most respectful is to do "Namaste" as the Hindus do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All comments should be applicable to a topic as well as remain respectful of other authors as well as commenters. ❋ Admin (2009)

As the party was looking on, a Laughing Jackass [kookaburra] sat gazing down in respectful silence, with no desire to show disloyalty by breaking out into a premier chuckle at the rather amusing scene. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All within respectful distance from the other of course. ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

"At a time when evolution is the subject of so many bitter polemics, it is refreshing to see theologians and scientists together to engage in respectful, informed, and thoughtful discussion of it." — ❋ Unknown (2009)

For every hundred people sitting in respectful silence, there would be eight guys making erratically capitalized fart noises. ❋ Alexandra Petri (2010)

He's quicker'n I thought, an 'he's got a wallop that made me mighty respectful from the second round -- an' the prettiest little chop an 'come-again I ever saw. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But if you'd rather accuse me of lying than engage in respectful and intelligent discussion, that's fine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Grey Beaver clouted White Fang alongside the head, so that he cowered down close to the earth in respectful obedience. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Everyone deserves a [basic] amount of [respect] as an [individual] until proven otherwise. ❋ Baggerr (2014)

"I got [a massive] respection watching this [Led Zeppelin] [DVD]" ❋ Jeremy Blacker (2005)

I wish he had the [respectation] to tell [me he] didn't finish cleaning the day we had to [move out]. ❋ AmD88 (2012)

I have three fruits: A banana, a [bundle of grapes], and some [oranges], and [respectively], they are yellow, purple and orange. ❋ Lasjdlksahj (2014)

I saw a man make an amazing [jump on] a [BMX], and it simply gave me a [respection]. ❋ Danrobbo93 (2012)

We are [lacking] [respect] for [each other]. ❋ Peppermint_rose (2005)

[Respect]? [What the hell] does that [mean]? ❋ Anonymous (2003)

Respect is not earned nor given through [one man's] acts, but through mutual interactions of [good will] [exchanges]. ❋ Ul1m1t3dm1k3 (2013)

That guy showed a total [lack of respect] when he [cancelled] our [Friday night] plans at the last minute! ❋ Dissed (2006)

"You can't [just demand] respect. You have to earn it." "[I disagree]. I think everybody should be respected." "[How dare you] disagree! You'd better respect me or else!" ❋ NunyaBeeswaxReally (2018)

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