menial

Questions about menial

What does menial mean?

menial means "a domestic servant". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in menial?

menial has 3 syllables: me-ni-al. The stress falls on "me". In IPA it is /ˈminiəl/.

What is another word for menial?

Close synonyms include humble, lowly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is menial a common word?

menial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.