Deferred vs Deferent - What's the difference?
deferred | deferent |
Of or pertaining to delay of an action.
Of or pertaining to yielding to someone else's decision or judgment.
(accounting) Of or pertaining to a value that is not realized until a future date, e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, either as an asset or liability.
(defer)
Showing deference.
(obsolete) Serving to carry; bearing.
* Francis Bacon
(obsolete) That which carries or conveys.
* Francis Bacon
An imaginary circle surrounding the Earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the centre of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round.
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As adjectives the difference between deferred and deferent
is that deferred is of or pertaining to delay of an action while deferent is deferential.As a verb deferred
is (defer).deferred
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- requested a deferred payment
Synonyms
* (delay of action) delayed, postponed * (give way to someone) acquiescedVerb
(head)deferent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Bodies deferent .
Derived terms
* deferentlyNoun
(en noun)- Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds.