Servility

Servility
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Servility->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ servility
servility
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ slavery
slavery
&c.(subjection) 749
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ obsequiousness
obsequiousness
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ subserviency
subserviency
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ abasement
abasement
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ prostration
prostration
prosternation|
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ genuflection
genuflection
&c.(worship) 990
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ fawning
fawning
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ tuft-hunting
tuft-hunting
timeserving
flunkeyism
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ sycophancy
sycophancy
&c.(flattery) 933
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ humility
humility
&c. 879
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ sycophant
sycophant
parasite
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ toad
toad
toady
toad-eater
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ tufthunter
tufthunter
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ snob
snob
flunkey
lapdog
spaniel
lickspittle
smell-feast
Graeculus esuriens
hanger on
cavaliere servente
led captain
carpet knight
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ timeserver
timeserver
fortune hunter
Vicar of Bray
Sir-Pertinax
Max Sycophant
pickthank
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ flatterer
flatterer
&c. 935
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ doer of dirty work
doer of dirty work
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ ame damnee
ame damnee
tool
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ reptile
reptile
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ slave
slave
&c.(servant) 746
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ courtier
courtier
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ beat
beat
???>*
dead beat
???>*
doughface
???>*
=>(U.S)
heeler
=>(U.S.)
homme de cour
sponger
sucker
???>*
tagtail
truckler
PARAG:Servility->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ cringe
cringe
bow
stoop
kneel
bend the knee
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ fall on one's knees
fall on one's knees
prostrate oneself
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ worship
worship
&c. 990
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ sneak
sneak
crawl
crouch
cower
sponge
truckle to
grovel
fawn
lick the feet of
kiss the hem of one's garment
GRP: \\ V \\ 3
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ pay court to
pay court to
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ feed on
feed on
fatten on
dance attendance on
pin oneself upon
hang on the sleeve of
avaler les couleuvres
keep time to
fetch and carry
do the dirty work of
GRP: \\ V \\ 4
Sgm: \\ V \\ 4 \\ go with the stream
go with the stream
worship the rising sun
hold with the hare and run with the hounds
PARAG:Servility->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ servile
servile
obsequious
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ supple
supple
supple as a glove
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ soapy
soapy
oily
pliant
cringing
abased
dough-faced
fawning
slavish
groveling
sniveling
mealy-mouthed
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ beggarly
beggarly
sycophantic
parasitical
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ abject
abject
prostrate
down on ones marrowbones
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ base
base
mean
sneaking
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ crouching
crouching
&c.->V.
PARAG:Servility->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ hat in hand
hat in hand
cap in hand

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  • Servility — Ser*vil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. servilit[ e].] The quality or state of being servile; servileness. [1913 Webster] To be a queen in bondage is more vile Than is a slave in base servility. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • servility — index amenability, discipline (obedience), fealty, homage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • servility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Obsequiousness Nouns 1. servility, obsequiousness, subserviency; abasement (see humility); prostration, genuflection; fawning, ingratiation; tuft hunting, timeserving, flunkyism; sycophancy, flattery.… …   English dictionary for students

  • servility — servile ► ADJECTIVE 1) excessively willing to serve or please others. 2) of or characteristic of a slave or slaves. DERIVATIVES servilely adverb servility noun. ORIGIN Latin servilis, from servus slave …   English terms dictionary

  • servility — noun see servile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • servility — See servilely. * * * …   Universalium

  • servility — noun the condition of being servile …   Wiktionary

  • servility — Synonyms and related words: abjection, abjectness, absolutism, acquiescence, agreeability, agreeableness, allegiance, apple polishing, ass kissing, back seat, baseness, bend, bending the knee, biddability, bob, bond service, bondage, bow, bowing… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • servility — ser·vil·i·ty || sÉœr vɪlÉ™tɪ /sɜː n. condition of being a slave; extreme submissiveness, subservience; quality of being servile …   English contemporary dictionary

  • servility — n. 1. Slavery, bondage, dependence. 2. Slavishness, baseness, meanness, abjectness, abjection, obsequiousness, fawning, sycophancy …   New dictionary of synonyms

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