servile
Excessively eager to pleaseExcessively eager to please; obsequious.
» All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.
Alle Untertanen des Königs verhielten sich oft sehr unterwürfig, da sie seinen Zorn fürchteten.
Meaning
5 sensesExcessively eager to please; obsequious.
Slavish or submissive.
servile flattery servile obedience
sklavisch, unterwürfig, servil
подобостра́стныйpodobostrástnyj, раболе́пныйrabolépnyj, холо́пскийxolópskij
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
Slavish or submissive.
Of or pertaining to slaves or slavery.
sklavisch
ра́бскийrábskij
Not belonging to the original root.
a servile letter
Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.
Examples
4 sentencesAll the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.
deAlle Untertanen des Königs verhielten sich oft sehr unterwürfig, da sie seinen Zorn fürchteten.
Servile people are dams of freedom.
Tom is a servile man like Akaky Akakievich.
"Stop being servile, Tom." "Okay."
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English servyle, from Old French servil, servile, from Latin servīlis, from seFrom Middle English servyle, from Old French servil, servile, from Latin servīlis, from servus (“slave”). By surface analysis, serve + -ile.
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Forms
more servile, most servile| Comparative | more servile Lesson |
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| Superlative | most servile Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form