Associations to the word «Servile»

Wiktionary

SERVILE, adjective. Of or pertaining to a slave.
SERVILE, adjective. Submissive or slavish.
SERVILE, adjective. (grammar) Not belonging to the original root.
SERVILE, adjective. (grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.
SERVILE, noun. (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

Dictionary definition

SERVILE, adjective. Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work".
SERVILE, adjective. Relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"; "the servile wars of Sicily"; "servile work".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.