servility

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ser·vile (sûr

l, -v

)

adj.

1. Abjectly submissive; slavish.

a. Of or suitable to a slave or servant.

b. Of or relating to servitude or forced labor.

[Middle English, from Latin servlis, from servus, slave.]

servile·ly adv.

servile·ness, ser·vili·ty (s

r-v

-t

) n.

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Noun

servility - abject or cringing submissiveness

obsequiousness, subservience

submissiveness - the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.

sycophancy - fawning obsequiousness

servility

noun subservience, fawning, grovelling, meanness, sycophancy, submissiveness, baseness, self-abasement, obsequiousness, abjection, unctuousness, bootlicking (informal), toadyism, slavishness She's a curious mixture of stubbornness and servility.

Translations

servility [sɜːˈvɪlɪtɪ] N → servilismo m

servility

n → Unterwürfigkeit f

servility [sɜːˈvɪlɪtɪ] n (pej) → servilismo

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