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

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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