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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.
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.
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.”
menial. (ˈmiːnɪəl) 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.
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.
Definition of menial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Menial work is boring, and not well paid or respected: a menial job / task (Definition of menial from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Of or relating to work or a job regarded as servile. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Of or fit for servants. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Servile; low; mean. His sister was a menial girl, but he sought to help her develop a mind of her own. Wiktionary. Synonyms: lowly. humble. servant. mean. low. ignoble. sycophantic. sordid.