servile Antonyms
Meaning of servile
servile (a)
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
servile (s)
relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants
servile (a.)
Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience.
Held in subjection; dependent; enslaved.
Not belonging to the original root; as, a servile letter.
Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune.
servile (n.)
An element which forms no part of the original root; -- opposed to radical.
FAQs About the word servile
submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior, relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servantsOf or pertaining to a servant or slave; befi
humble, abject, menial, meek,slavish, base, lowly, unassuming, sycophant, unpretentious
uppity, supercilious, haughty, lordly, haughty, superior, superior, arrogant,arrogant, uppity
The obsequious servant stood servilely at his master's beck and call.
The servile behavior of the courtiers towards the king was both flattering and nauseating.
The governor's servile acquiescence to the demands of the wealthy elite was deeply resented by the populace.
The senator's servile support of the president's policies sparked outrage among his constituents.
