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- Dictionaryme·ni·al/ˈmēnēəl/
adjective
- 1. (of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige: "menial factory jobs"
noun
- 1. a person with a menial job.
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The meaning of MENIAL is of or relating to servants : lowly. How to use menial in a sentence.
MENIAL definition: 1. Menial work is boring, makes you feel tired, and is given a low social value: 2. Menial work is…. Learn more.
Menial definition: lowly and sometimes degrading. See examples of MENIAL used in a sentence.
A menial task is anything that takes very little training, skill, or talent. Some people find it relaxing to do the menial chore of folding laundry. Go figure. The adjective menial comes from an Old French word, mensie, which means “household.”
1. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning. 2. of, involving, or befitting servants. 3. servile. noun. 4. a domestic servant.
menial. (ˈmiːnɪəl) adj. 1. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning. 2. of, involving, or befitting servants. 3. servile. n. 4. a domestic servant. 5. a servile person.
Definition of menial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "MENIAL": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Of or relating to work or a job regarded as servile. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Of or fit for servants. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Servile; low; mean. His sister was a menial girl, but he sought to help her develop a mind of her own. Wiktionary. Synonyms: lowly. humble. servant. mean. low. ignoble. sycophantic. sordid.
MENIAL meaning: Menial work is boring, and not well paid or respected: . Learn more.
