menial

adj.

1. Of or relating to work or a job regarded as servile.
2. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a servant.

n.

1. A servant, especially a domestic servant.
2. A person who has a servile or low nature.

[Middle English meinial, belonging to a household, from Anglo-Norman meignial, from meignee, household, from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōn-, house. See mansion.]

menially me'ni·al·ly adv.

Work pertaining to servants; work that is demeaning or insulting to the person performing it.

adjective

Excessively eager to serve or obey: obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient. See over/under.

adj

Definition: lowly, low-status
Antonyms: elevated, noble, skilled, superior, talented

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IN BRIEF: Suitable for servants.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. — William John Bennett

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ringe, simpel, tyende- (nedsættende)
n. - tyende, tjener, spytslikker, håndlanger

Nederlands (Dutch)
minderwaardig, laag, betreffende bediendes, nederig/slaafs, oninteressant, huishoudelijk, dienstbode, bediende, iemand die laag werk doet

Français (French)
adj. - subalterne, servile
n. - subalterne, larbin (péj)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Domestik
adj. - niedrig, untergeordnet

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπηρέτης, δουλοπρεπές άτομο
adj. - υπηρετικός, ταπεινός, δουλοπρεπής, (μτφ.) δουλικός, χειρωνακτικός

Italiano (Italian)
servo, umile, servile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - criado (m)
adj. - doméstico, vil

Русский (Russian)
слуга, лакейский, раболепный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - doméstico, servil, bajo
n. - criado, lacayo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjänare
adj. - tjänar-, simpel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
适合仆人做的, 卑微的, 仆人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 適合僕人做的, 卑微的
n. - 僕人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 하찮은, 천한 일을 하는
n. - 하인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 召使の, 卑しい, 召使いの
n. - 召使, 奉公人, 下郎, 召使い

idioms:

• menial servant    下働きの使用人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خادم (صفه) تخديمي, وضيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בזוי, של משרת‬
n. - ‮משרת, אדם צייתן‬

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