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Abject or cringing submissiveness
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obsequiousness
Word definitions for obsequiousness in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. abject or cringing submissiveness [syn: servility , subservience ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the quality of being obsequious; servile compliance
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obsequiousness \Ob*se"qui*ous*ness\, n. The quality or state of being obsequious. --South.
Usage examples of obsequiousness.
Then the fivesomes will also put their tails of obedience between their legs, and their obsequiousness will occasionally come in handy.
Uriah Heep -- tall, ungainly, storklike, with a demeanor that veered uncomfortably between childlike arrogance and bourgeois obsequiousness.
The oppressive atmosphere that had filled the corridors, equal parts toadying obsequiousness and seething hatred for the hands that held the other ends of the leashes, had been replaced by a bustling energy.
But success, obsequiousness, applause, the love of women, the concurrent good opinion of all humanitarians, are these not almost as dangerous as persecution?
Washington's image was one of humility and courageousness bordering, many believed, on obsequiousness.
He envies the director who has refined obsequiousness to the point where it is part of his persona.