Definition of Obsequiousness. Meaning of Obsequiousness. Synonyms of Obsequiousness

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Definition of Obsequiousness

Obsequiousness
Obsequiousness Ob*se"qui*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being obsequious. --South.

Meaning of Obsequiousness from wikipedia

- In modern English, sycophant denotes an "insincere flatterer" and is used to refer to someone practising sycophancy (i.e., insincere flattery to gain advantage)...
- Over-ambition Spiritlessness Good temper Irascibility Rudeness Civility Obsequiousness Cowardice Courage Rashness Insensibility Self-control Intemperance Sarcasm...
- presenting their scrolled-up demands on hands and knees in the stylized, obsequious manner of an imperial petition." Political scientist Lucian Pye similarly...
- a show trademark as Beaver's baseball cap or Eddie Haskell's false obsequiousness, was "The Toy Parade," composed by David Kahn, Melvyn Leonard, and Mort...
- at men. A third group was known by the acronym DOS, short for "Dominus Obsequious Sororium", which, according to one member, means "master over slave women"...
- unlikely to be understood in Britain, where to be right-wing implies an obsequiousness towards officers and the status quo. But right-wing this series certainly...
- archetype" and refers to a friendly black woman who is perceived as obsequiously servile or acting in, or protective of, the interests of whites. John...
- has become a snowclone, with variants of the utterance used to express obsequious submission. It has been used in media, such as New Scientist magazine...
- chaste, and public spirited. Edo writers by contrast saw "zeeroku" as obsequious apprentices, stingy, greedy, gluttonous, and lewd. To some degree, Osaka...
- Buffoonery Wittiness in conversation: IV.8  Boorishness Social conduct Obsequiousness Friendliness in social conduct: IV.6  Cantankerousness Shame Shyness...