OBSEQUIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Abject or cringing submissiveness

Synonyms:

obsequiousness; servility; subservience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("obsequiousness" is a kind of...):

submissiveness (the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obsequiousness"):

sycophancy (fawning obsequiousness)

Derivation:

obsequious (attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner)

obsequious (attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery)