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

10 April 2025

EXTINGUISHABLE

(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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