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View usage for: (miːniəl) adjectiveMenial work is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid. ...low paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work. Synonyms: low-status, degrading, lowly, unskilled More Synonyms of menial More Synonyms of menial menial in British English (ˈmiːnɪəl) adjective1. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning 2. of, involving, or befitting servants Derived forms menially (ˈmenially) adverb Word origin C14: from Anglo-Norman meignial, from Old French meinie household. See meinymenial in American English (ˈminiəl; ˈminjəl) adjective1. of or fit for servants; lowly; humble a menial task Derived forms menially (ˈmenially) adverb Word origin ME meynal < Anglo-Fr meignal < meiniee, a family retainer, servant < OFr meisniee, household < L mansio: see mansion Examples of 'menial' in a sentencemenial British English: menial ADJECTIVE Menial work is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid. ...low paid menial jobs, such as cleaning and domestic work. - American English: menial
- Brazilian Portuguese: subalterno
- Chinese: 卑微的
- European Spanish: de baja categoría
- French: subalterne
- German: niedrig
- Italian: umile
- Japanese: 単調な
- Korean: 천한
- European Portuguese: subalterno
- Latin American Spanish: de baja categoría
Chinese translation of 'menial' adj - (= lowly) [work, tasks]
卑下的 (bēixià de)
Definition involving or doing boring work of low status low-paid menial jobs such as cleaning Synonyms low-status degrading lowly unskilled base boring routine dull demeaning grovelling humdrum ignominious Opposites high , noble , elevated , dignified , aristocratic , autocratic Definition a domestic servant Synonyms domestic labourer vassal (archaic) flunky skivvy mainly British) varlet (archaic) Opposites lord , boss , chief , master , commander , superior Additional synonymsDefinition lacking all self-respect He sounded abject and eager to please. Synonyms servile, humble, humiliating, craven, cringing, fawning, submissive, grovelling, subservient, slavish, mean, low, obsequiousDefinition a person who assists, guides, or provides a service He was working as a car-park attendant. Synonyms assistant, guide, guard, servant, companion, aide, escort, follower, steward, waiter, usher, warden, helper, auxiliary, custodian, page, menial, concierge, underling (derogatory), lackey, chaperon, flunkySynonyms inferior, mean, low, poor, sorry, miserable, worthless, lowly, paltry, pitiful, grovelling, menial, subservient, downtrodden, wretched, servile, slavish- mendacious
- mendacity
- mendicant
- menial
- menstruation
- mensuration
- mental
Additional synonymsDefinition a person who carries out boring or unimportant tasks for others I turned out to be a general dogsbody. Synonyms drudge, slave, menial, skivvy (British), general factotum, maid or man of all work Definition a person who works hard at an uninteresting task I was treated like a household drudge. Synonyms menial, worker, servant, slave, toiler, dogsbody (informal), plodder, factotum, scullion (archaic), skivvy (British), maid or man of all work flanked on all sides by fawning minions Synonyms obsequious, crawling, flattering, cringing, abject, grovelling, prostrate, deferential, sycophantic, servile, slavish, bowing and scraping, bootlicking (informal) Definition modest and unpretentious He came from a fairly humble, poor background. Synonyms lowly, common, poor, mean, low, simple, ordinary, modest, obscure, commonplace, insignificant, unimportant, unpretentious, undistinguished, plebeian, low-born Definition of low birth or origins They wanted to spare him the shame of an ignoble birth. Synonyms lowly, mean, low, base, common, peasant, vulgar, plebeian, humble, lowborn (rare), baseborn (archaic) Definition a servile follower I'm not staying as a paid lackey to act as your yes-man. Synonyms hanger-on, fawner, pawn, attendant, tool, instrument, parasite, cohort (US), valet, menial, minion, footman, sycophant, yes-man, manservant, toady, flunky, brown-noser (taboo, slang), flatterer, ass-kisser (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), varlet (archaic) Definition unworthy or contemptible That was a really low trick. Synonyms contemptible, mean, base, nasty, cowardly, degraded, vulgar, vile, sordid, abject, unworthy, despicable, depraved, menial, reprehensible, dastardly (old-fashioned), scurvy (old-fashioned), servile, unprincipled, dishonourable, ignoblesouthern opportunists of mean origins Synonyms lowly, low, common, ordinary, modest, base, obscure, humble, inferior, vulgar, menial, proletarian, undistinguished, servile, ignoble, plebeian, lowborn, baseborn (archaic) Definition being overattentive in order to gain favour She is positively obsequious to anyone with a title. Synonyms servile, flattering, cringing, fawning, abject, submissive, grovelling, menial, subservient, ingratiating, deferential, sycophantic, slavish, unctuous, smarmy (British, informal), mealy-mouthed, toadying, bootlicking (informal), toadyish Definition (esp. in medieval Europe) a labourer who could not leave the land on which he worked He was the son of an emancipated serf. Synonyms vassal, servant, slave, thrall, bondsman, varlet (archaic), helot, villein, liegeman Additional synonymsDefinition too eager to obey people He was subservient and servile. Synonyms subservient, cringing, grovelling, mean, low, base, humble, craven, fawning, abject, submissive, menial, sycophantic, slavish, unctuous, obsequious, toadying, bootlicking (informal), toadyish Definition of or like a slave slavish devotion Synonyms servile, cringing, abject, submissive, grovelling, mean, low, base, fawning, despicable, menial, sycophantic, obsequiousDefinition poor She is in a sorry state. Synonyms wretched, miserable, pathetic, mean, base, poor, sad, distressing, dismal, shabby, vile, paltry, pitiful, abject, deplorable, pitiable, piteousDefinition overeager to carry out someone else's wishes He expects all the staff to be subservient to him. Synonyms servile, submissive, deferential, subject, inferior, abject, sycophantic, slavish, obsequious, truckling, bootlicking (informal) his clique of sycophantic friends Synonyms obsequious, grovelling, ingratiating, servile, crawling, flattering, cringing, fawning, slimy (British), slavish, unctuous, smarmy (British, informal), toadying, parasitical, arse-licking (taboo, slang), bootlicking (informal), timeservingDefinition a subordinate underlings who do the dirty work Synonyms subordinate, inferior, minion, servant, slave, cohort (US), retainer, menial, nonentity, lackey, hireling, flunky, understrapper Definition morally wicked a vile and despicable crime Synonyms wicked, base, evil, mean, bad, low, shocking, appalling, ugly, corrupt, miserable, vicious, humiliating, perverted, coarse, degrading, worthless, disgraceful, vulgar, degenerate, abject, sinful, despicable, depraved, debased, loathsome, contemptible, impure, wretched, nefarious, ignoble |