respectful

3 definitions • 3 examples

showing admiration for someone or something:

"We're so pleased to meet you at last," he said in a respectful tone of voice.

showing politeness or honour to someone or something:

There was a respectful two-minute silence as we remembered the soldiers who had died in the war.

to accept that something is important and not to try to change it or cause offence:

He taught his children to be respectful of other cultures.