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- Dictionarymenial/ˈmiːnɪəl/
adjective
- 1. (of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige: "menial factory jobs"
noun
- 1. a person with a menial job.
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MENIAL definition: 1. Menial work is boring, makes you feel tired, and is given a low social value: 2. Menial work is…. Learn more.
1. : of or relating to servants : lowly. a menial worker. 2. a. : appropriate to a servant : humble, servile. answered in menial tones. menial household chores. b. : lacking interest or dignity. a menial task. menially adverb. 2 of 2. noun. : a person doing menial work.
A menial task is anything that takes very little training, skill, or talent. Some people find it relaxing to do the menial chore of folding laundry. Go figure. The adjective menial comes from an Old French word, mensie, which means “household.”
1. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning. 2. of, involving, or befitting servants. 3. servile. noun. 4. a domestic servant.
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 meiny] ˈmenially adv.
pertaining to or suitable for domestic servants; humble: menial furnishings. noun. a domestic servant. Synonyms: lackey, hireling, underling, attendant. a servile person. menial. / ˈmiːnɪəl / adjective. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning. of, involving, or befitting servants. servile.
Definition of menial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word menial mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word menial, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word menial? About 1 occurrence per million words in modern written English. See frequency.
MENIAL meaning: used to describe boring or unpleasant work that does not require special skill and usually does not pay much money.
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