Synonyms for menial
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mee-nee-uhl, meen-yuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi ni əl, ˈmin yəl |
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Définition of menial
Origin :- late 14c., "pertaining to a household," from Anglo-French meignial, from Old French mesnie "household," earlier mesnede, from Vulgar Latin *mansionata, from Latin mansionem "dwelling" (see mansion). Sense of "lowly, humble, suited to a servant" is recorded by 1670s.
- adj lowly, low-status
- They may be had tied in bundles by the employers of menial labor.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- He is going to work, to be a menial, to earn a living by honest means?
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- He was doorkeeper to the household, so he began on the duties of his menial position.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- And there were other things, and worse,—menial services of the lowest kind.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- Many would scoff, and call it menial Let them, if they will.
- Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
- "I don't do menial tasks," said the clerk with an offended laugh.
- Extract from : « Mezzerow Loves Company » by Floyd L. Wallace
- Yet how could I ask her to perform so menial a task as to bail the boat?
- Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed
- But Wardo, on his special mission, was exempt from menial tasks.
- Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
- No one noticed him; he was just another Sixer going to his menial job.
- Extract from : « But, I Don't Think » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- He gave dignity to the most menial service, and significance to labor.
- Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden
Antonyms for menial
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