SERVILITY

obsequiousness, servility, subservience

(noun) abject or cringing submissiveness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

servility (countable and uncountable, plural servilities)

The condition of being servile.

Antonyms

• arrogance

Source: Wiktionary


Ser*vil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. servilité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being servile; servileness. To be a queen in bondage is more vile Than is a slave in base servility. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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