menial
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ni adjective
1.
lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
2.
servile; submissive: menial attitudes.
3.
pertaining to or suitable for domestic servants; humble: menial furnishings.
noun
4.
a domestic servant.
5.
a servile person.
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Related forms
me·ni·al·ly, adverb
non·me·ni·al, adjective
non·me·ni·al·ly, adverb
un·me·ni·al, adjective
un·me·ni·al·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. dignified. 2. proud.
1. dignified. 2. proud.
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menial (ˈmiːnɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning |
| 2. | of, involving, or befitting servants |
| 3. | servile |
| —n | |
| 4. | a domestic servant |
| 5. | a servile person |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman meignial, from Old French meinie household. See | |
| 'menially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
menial
late 14c., "pertaining to a household," from Anglo-Fr. meignial, from O.Fr. mesnie "household," earlier mesnede, from V.L. *mansionata, from L. mansionem "dwelling" (see mansion). Sense of "lowly, humble, suited to a servant" is first recorded 1670s. Noun meaning "domestic
servant" is late 14c., meynyal.
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Example sentences
Menial jobs are available, but without a financial imperative few will take them.
Blacks were limited to menial service jobs with a few working for the post office.
Not so long ago, executives would do meaningful green jobs for menial pay.
He cut off ties with his parents and took a series of menial jobs while pursuing his hobby of collecting streetcar transfers.
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