reverent.

Expressing profound respect or veneration.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• reverent silence
• reverent gesture

On the page

The audience listened in reverent silence.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more reverent; superlative most reverent when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.