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Obedient vs Hearsome - What's the difference?

obedient | hearsome |

Hearsome is a synonym of obedient.



As adjectives the difference between obedient and hearsome

is that obedient is willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority while hearsome is ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.

As a verb hearsome is

to obey; be obedient to; revere.

obedient

English

Alternative forms

* (qualifier)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Willing]] to [[comply#Verb, comply with the (l), orders, or (l) of those in authority.
    • Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * disobedient * dominant

    Related terms

    * obedience * obey

    External links

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    hearsome

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) hersum, ihersum, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.
  • * 1863 , Henry Mayhew, The boyhood of Martin Luther :
    • "[...] Thou dost like a hearsome wife, thou dost ever say."
  • * 1880 , Joseph Angus, The handbook of specimens of English literature :
    • In that he mis-bade (ruled) his monks in many things and the monks meant it lovingly to him and bade him that he should hold (treat) them rightly and love them and they would be faithful to him and hearsome (obedient).
    Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) hersumen, hersumien, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (hearsom)
  • (obsolete) To obey; be obedient to; revere.