Servile vs Civil - What's the difference?
servile | civil |
of or pertaining to a slave
* Alexander Pope
submissive or slavish
(grammar) Not belonging to the original root.
(grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e'' in ''tune .
(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
As adjectives the difference between servile and civil
is that servile is of or pertaining to a slave while civil is having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.As a noun servile
is an element which forms no part of the original root.servile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Even fortune rules no more, O servile land!
- servile''' flattery; '''servile obedience
- a servile letter
Antonyms
* radicalAnagrams
* * ----civil
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people .
- It was very civil of him to stop the argument