English Explanatory Dictionary

menial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
  2. Of or relating to unskilled work.
  3. Servile; low; mean.
noun
  1. A servant, especially a domestic servant.
  2. A person who has a subservient nature.

Pronunciation

mē'nēəl /ˈmiːni.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-menial.wav

Word forms

menial more menial most menial menials

Etymology

From Middle English meyneal, from Anglo-Norman mesnal, from maisnee (“household”), from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō (“house”).

Related words

mansion maison maisonette menage

Derived words

menialism meniality menialize menially nonmenial unmenial
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