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- Dictionarymenial/ˈmiːnɪəl/
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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MENIAL definition: 1. Menial work is boring, makes you feel tired, and is given a low social value: 2. Menial work is…. Learn more.
The meaning of MENIAL is a person doing menial work; specifically : a domestic servant or retainer. How to use menial in a sentence.
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.
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.
menial meaning, definition, what is menial: menial work is boring, needs no skill, a...: Learn more.
Definition of menial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
