respectfulness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

respectfulness
    n 1: courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to
         your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" [syn:
         {deference}, {respect}, {respectfulness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Respectful \Re*spect"ful\ (-f?l), a.
   Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful
   deportment.
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         With humble joy and with respectful fear. --Prior.
   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*spect"ful*ly}, adv. --
   {Re*spect"ful*ness}, n.
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