respect

common nouninterjection

Syllable Decomposition

respect

From Latin respectus (a looking back, regard, refuge), derived from respicere ("to look back, look behind"), formed on the radical of specere ("to look") with the prefix re- expressing backward motion, repetition. See also the popular equivalent répit.

Definitions

Synonyms

Antonyms

irrespectnon-respectmépris

Plural

respects

Anagrams

Translations

  • germangerman:Respekt
  • englishenglish:awe
  • arabicarabic:اِحْتِرَام
  • koreankorean:경의
  • danishdanish:respekt
  • spanishspanish:respeto
  • italianitalian:rispetto
  • japanesejapanese:敬意
  • dutchdutch:respect
  • polishpolish:respekt
  • portugueseportuguese:respeito
  • swedishswedish:respekt
  • turkishturkish:saygi

See also

respect (int.) respecter (v.) respectabiliser (v.) irrespectueux (adj.) respectabilité (cn.) respectable (adj.) respectif (adj.) respectueux (adj.) respects (cn.)