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servile
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin serv?lis, from servus (“slave”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s??(?).?va?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s??.v?l/, /?s??.?va?l/
Adjective
servile (comparative more servile, superlative most servile)
- of or pertaining to a slave.
- submissive or slavish.
- (grammar) Not belonging to the original root.
- (grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.
Antonyms
- (submissive or slavish): authoritarian, arrogant
Derived terms
- servility
Related terms
- serve
- servant
- slave
Translations
Noun
servile (plural serviles)
- (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.
- A slave; a menial.
Antonyms
- radical
Anagrams
- leviers, relives, reviles, veilers
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin serv?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??.vil/
Adjective
servile (plural serviles)
- servile, slavish, subservient
Related terms
- serf
- servilement
- servilité
- servir
Further reading
- “servile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- leviers, lièvres, livrées
Italian
Etymology
From Latin serv?lis.
Adjective
servile
- servile
Related terms
- servire
- servitù
- servo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ser?u?i?.le/, [s??r?u?i????]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ser?vi.le/, [s?r?vi?l?]
Etymology 1
Neuter adverbial accusative use of serv?lis (“servile, slavish”).
Adverb
serv?le (not comparable)
- (rare) like a slave, slavishly, servilely
Synonyms
- serv?liter
Etymology 2
Adjective
serv?le
- nominative neuter singular of serv?lis
- accusative neuter singular of serv?lis
- vocative neuter singular of serv?lis
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disgraceful
English
Alternative forms
- disgracefull (archaic)
Etymology
disgrace +? -ful
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [d?s???e?sf??], [d?z???e?sf??]
Adjective
disgraceful (comparative disgracefuller or more disgraceful, superlative disgracefullest or most disgraceful)
- Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
- Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:despicable
Translations
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