obsequiousness

Definition

The quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.

Etymology

From Middle English obsequyousnesse, equivalent to obsequious + -ness.

Example Sentences

• "The crusty portier and the crusty clerks gave us the surly reception which their kind deal out in prosperous times, but by mollifying them with an extra display of obsequiousness and servility we finally got them to show us to the room which our boy had engaged for us."
• "The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure."