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Servile vs Ingratiating - What's the difference?

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Ingratiating is a synonym of servile.



As adjectives the difference between servile and ingratiating

is that servile is of or pertaining to a slave while ingratiating is which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another. The implication is often of flattery or insincerity.

As a noun servile

is an element which forms no part of the original root.

As a verb ingratiating is

present participle of lang=en.

servile

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to a slave
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Even fortune rules no more, O servile land!
  • submissive or slavish
    • servile''' flattery; '''servile obedience
  • (grammar) Not belonging to the original root.
    • a servile letter
  • (grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e'' in ''tune .

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

    • Antonyms

    * radical

    Anagrams

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    ingratiating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another. The implication is often of flattery or insincerity.
    • That was an ingratiating smile.

    Verb

    (head)