All devoir synonyms
deΒ·voir
D d noun devoir
- committal β Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
- load β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- onus β a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- province β an administrative division or unit of a country.
- string β a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- weight β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- mission β a city in S Texas.
- calling β A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- part β a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- millstone β either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
- station β a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- trust β reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- dues β owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- occupation β a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- pains β physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- conscience β Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.
- faithfulness β strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- amenability β ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable: an amenable servant.
- obedience β the state or quality of being obedient.
- allegiance β Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
- reverence β a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration.
- deference β Deference is a polite and respectful attitude towards someone, especially because they have an important position.
- respect β a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- integrity β adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
- honesty β the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- answerability β liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- affair β If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- matter β a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- pursuit β the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
- venture β an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- contribution β If you make a contribution to something, you do something to help make it successful or to produce it.
- deed β A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- right β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- necessary β being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- fundamental β serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- condition β If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
- longing β strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant: filled with longing for home.
- weakness β the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- occasion β a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
- compulsion β A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
- desideratum β something lacked and wanted
- restraint β a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- iou β promissory note
- debit β When your bank debits your account, money is taken from it and paid to someone else.
- chit β A chit is a short official note, such as a receipt, an order, or a memo, usually signed by someone in authority.
- place β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- cause β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?