respectful
Syllables: re·spect·ful/ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/
respectful adjective: marked or characterized by respect.
Adjective
respectful (comparative more respectful, superlative most respectful)
- Marked or characterized by respect
- On the whole, indifference rather than open hostility has been the attitude of the people towards the Gospel, but since 1900 there has been a more eager and respectful attention to the things taught.1907, Marshall Broomhall (Editor), The Chinese Empire. A General & Missionary Survey/The Province of Kansu
- It is of great importance that you act in a respectful manner towards the duke and duchess.
respectful meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
respectful in Hindi
- characterized by respect
- सम्मानपूर्वक sammānpūrvak
respectful in Tamil
- மரியாதையுள்ளவர்
respectful in Telugu
- గౌరవప్రదమైనది, గౌరవప్రదం
respectful in Malayalam
- ആദരണീയ, ഉപചാരശീലമുളള, മര്യാദയുളള
More languagesFewer languages
- respectful in Kannada
- ಗೌರವಯುತ, ಗೌರವಪೂರ್ವಕವಾದ, ಆದರದ
- respectful in Gujarati
- આદરપૂર્ણ
- respectful in Nepali
- आदरपूर्ण
- respectful in Tagalog
- magalang
- respectful in Arabic
- مُحْتَرَم muḥtaram
- respectful in Persian
- محترمانه mohtaramâne
- respectful in Vietnamese
- lễ phép, kính cẩn
Examples of respectful in a sentence
- She said: “I am respectful of institutions; I am not calling for institutional chaos.
- The vast majority of Gaylors are respectful and having huge amounts of fun.
- It's about feeing a sense of awe, fascination, and sometimes a little bit of respectful fear.
Antonyms of respectful
Forms of respectful
| comparative | more respectful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most respectful |
| alternative form | respec'ful |
Origin of respectful
From respect + -ful.
Words formed from respectful
Questions about respectful
- What does respectful mean?
- Respectful means marked or characterized by respect.
- What is respectful in Hindi?
- Respectful in Hindi is सम्मानपूर्वक (sammānpūrvak). See Respectful meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is respectful?
- Respectful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce respectful?
- Respectful is pronounced /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/.
Words near respectful in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: respectful (page history and authors); respectful (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respectful (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respectful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respectful (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); respectful (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); respectful (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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