menial
11menial — {{11}}menial (adj.) 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 (Cf. mansion)). Sense of lowly, humble, suited to a… …
12menial — I. noun Date: 14th century a person doing menial work; specifically a domestic servant or retainer II. adjective Etymology: Middle English meynial, from Anglo French meignal, from mesnee, mayné household, retinue, from Vulgar Latin *mansionata,… …
13menial — menially, adv. /mee nee euhl, meen yeuhl/, adj. 1. lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work. 2. servile; submissive: menial attitudes. 3. pertaining to or suitable for domestic servants; humble: menial furnishings. n. 4. a domestic servant. 5.… …
14menial — [[t]mi͟ːniəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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 …
15menial — 1 adjective menial work is boring, needs no skill, and is not important menially adverb 2 noun (C) someone who does menial work, especially a servant in a house …
16menial — UK [ˈmiːnɪəl] / US [ˈmɪnɪəl] adjective menial work is boring or dirty and is considered to be of low status a menial job in the kitchens …
17menial — 1. adjective /ˈmiːniəl/ a) Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant. b) Of or relating to unskilled work. 2. noun /ˈmiːniəl/ a) A servant, especially a domestic servant. His sister was a menial girl, but he sought to help her… …
18menial — adj. Menial is used with these nouns: ↑job, ↑task …
19menial — [ mi:nɪəl] adjective (of work) requiring little skill and lacking prestige. ↘dated (of a servant) domestic. noun a person with a menial job. Derivatives menially adverb Origin ME: from OFr., from mesnee household …
20menial — 1. adjective a menial job Syn: unskilled, lowly, humble, low status, inferior, degrading; routine, humdrum, boring, dull 2. noun they were treated like menials Syn: servant, drudge, minion, joe boy …
