1
[ adjective ] conferring or showing honor or respect

Examples

"honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"

Related terms

respectful

2
[ noun ] an expression of respect

Examples

"the Japanese use many honorifics"

Related terms

formulation

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Rhymes with

terrific scientific unscientific pseudoscientific specific nonspecific prolific specific hieroglyphic pacific horrific delphic catastrophic calligraphic choreographic stenographic logographic hydrographic lithographic holographic pornographic heterotrophic photographic geographic topographic ethnographic demographic autotrophic orphic anthropomorphic metamorphic polymorphic dimorphic philosophic graphic traffic

Phonetic and Homophones

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