Servile

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÉ™(ɹ)v.aɪl/ UK

Origin

From Latin servīlis.

Full definition of servile

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to a slave
• Alexander PopeEven fortune rules no more, O servile land!
2. submissive or slavishservile flattery; servile obedience
3. (grammar) Not belonging to the original root.a servile letter
4. (grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.

Noun

1. (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

Antonyms

• radical

Anagrams

• relives
• reviles