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servility

[ sur-vil-i-tee ]
/ ˌsɜrˈvɪl ɪ ti /
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noun
the quality of being slavishly submissive or fawning: The place was full of florists and decorators, all striving to outdo each other in servility to the bride-to-be.
the quality of being extremely imitative or unoriginal, especially in the arts: Servility to a French European tradition may explain why these 19th-century poets failed to leave a mark on French Canada’s literary history.
the state or condition of being a slave or servant: Under Guru Nanak, a people who had lived for centuries in total servility became valiant warriors against their oppressors.
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Rarely ser·vile·ness [sur-vil-nis, -vahyl-] /ˈsɜr vɪl nɪs, -vaɪl-/ .

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OTHER WORDS FROM servility

non·ser·vile·ness, nounnon·ser·vil·i·ty, nouno·ver·ser·vile·ness, nouno·ver·ser·vil·i·ty, noun
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