Dictionary 1. (n.) Obedience.2. (n.) A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy. Thesaurus acceptance acquiescence allegiance apple-polishing ass-kissing assent backscratching bend bending the knee bob bootlicking bow bowing and scraping brown-nosing complaisance compliance consent cringing crouch curtsy deference dipping the colors duck fawnery fawning fealty flunkyism footlicking genuflection groveling handshaking homage honor inclination ingratiation insinuation kneeling kowtow loyalty making a leg mealymouthedness nod nonopposal nonopposition nonresistance obedience obsequiousness parasitism passiveness passivity presenting arms prostration resignation resignedness respect respectfulness reverence salaam salutation salute scrape servility sponging squat standing at attention stoop subjection submission submissiveness submittal supination supineness sycophancy timeserving toadeating toadying toadyism truckling tufthunting yielding |