English → Latin
“deferential” in Latin
revereorto stand in awe (of), regard, respect, honor, reverence, revere; to stand in fear (of); to be afraid, fearvenerābundusvenerating, revering, reverential
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deferential
aliquem observans (towards anybody, alicujus): reverens: venerabundus [SYN. of substantives in DEFERENCE]. I hope that he will always show you a deferential respect, eum semper spero tui fore observantem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deferential?
- The usual Latin words for “deferential” are revereor, venerābundus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.