Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

servility

/sɚˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: ser-vil-i-ty
IPA: /sɚˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being servile.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yossarian went along in Milo Minderbinder's speeding M & M staff car to police headquarters to meet a swarthy, untidy police commissioner with a narrow black mustache and unbuttoned tunic who was fiddling with a stout woman with warts and two chins when they entered his office and who greeted Milo with warm surprise and bowed and scraped in obscene servility as though Milo were some elegant marquis."

Etymology

Etymology tree English servile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English servility From servile + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɚˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/
British English: /səˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

servilities (plural)

Synonyms

obsequiousness subservience

Antonyms

arrogance autonomy

Questions

How do you pronounce servility?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɚˈvɪ.lɪ.ti/.
What does servility mean?: The condition of being servile.
Where does servility come from?: Etymology tree English servile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English servility From servile + -ity.

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