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servile

UK
/ˈsɜːvaɪl/
US
/ˈsɜrvaɪl/

Translations

servileadjective
more servile
Comp.
most servile
Super.
UK
/ˈsɜːvaɪl/
US
/ˈsɜrvaɪl/
obséquieuxSe dit d’une attitude ou d’une manière de plaire avec excès, souvent avec une nuance péjorative.
His servile attitude towards his boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.
Son attitude obséquieuse envers son patron le rendait impopulaire auprès de ses collègues.
servileEmploi courant pour l’idée de soumission, d’abaissement ou de dépendance servile.
The servile conditions in which the workers were kept were a violation of human rights.
Les conditions serviles dans lesquelles les ouvriers étaient maintenus constituaient une violation des droits humains.
Additional translations
servileGrammaire, terme vieilli.
Synonyms
submissive
obsequious
fawning
sycophantic
slavish
cringing
deferential
subservient
Antonyms
assertive
dominant
independent
servilenoun
serviles
pl
UK
/ˈsɜː.vaɪl/
US
/ˈsɜr.vəl/
Technical grammatical term used in Semitic and classical linguistics.
servileLinguistique, terme ancien.
In Hebrew, the prefix "v-" meaning 'and' can function as a servile.
En hébreu, le préfixe « v- », qui signifie « et », peut fonctionner comme un servile.
esclaveSens historique ou littéraire.
The chronicles speak of the king and his nobles ruling over countless serviles.
Les chroniques parlent du roi et de ses nobles régnant sur d’innombrables esclaves.
Additional translations
serfSens historique, surtout dans un contexte féodal.
Synonyms
toady
sycophant
lackey
flunky
minion
hanger-on
bootlicker
brown-noser
slave
serf
menial

Definitions

servileadjective
Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
His servile attitude towards his boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.
Of or characteristic of a slave or slaves.
The servile conditions in which the workers were kept were a violation of human rights.
(Grammar, obsolete) Of a letter or element: added to a root or stem in inflection or derivation without affecting its meaning.
Some Latin prefixes were considered servile because they did not change the sense of the base word.
servilenoun
In Semitic and classical grammar, a letter or element added to a root for inflection or derivation, typically without independent meaning.
In Hebrew, the prefix "v-" meaning 'and' can function as a servile.
An enslaved or deeply subservient person; a slave or serf (obsolete).
The chronicles speak of the king and his nobles ruling over countless serviles.
A slave or person held in servitude; one subjected to the will of another (rare, historical).
The conquering soldiers reduced many of the villagers to serviles.
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