servility

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Noun servility has 1 sense

obsequiousness, servility, subservience - abject or cringing submissiveness
--₁ is a kind of submissiveness
--₁ has particulars: sycophancy

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Servility

Definition:

Servility refers to the quality or the act of demonstrating excessive willingness to please others, often in a submissive or obsequious manner.

Examples:

Noun:

1. The servility of the waiter was evident in the way he bowed and scraped before the demanding customers.

2. She had a distaste for individuals who displayed servility towards authority figures.

Adjective:

1. His servile behavior towards his boss got him promoted quickly.

2. The servile attitude of the employees made the manager feel uncomfortable.