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A slavish bondage to parents cramps every faculty of the mind.
Mary Shelley

Meaning of "slavish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLAVISH

slavish  [ˈsleɪvɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLAVISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slavish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLAVISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slavish in the English dictionary

The first definition of slavish in the dictionary is of or befitting a slave. Other definition of slavish is being or resembling a slave; servile. Slavish is also unoriginal; imitative.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLAVISH


chavish
ˈtʃævɪʃ
dervish
ˈdɜːvɪʃ
doveish
ˈdʌvɪʃ
dovish
ˈdʌvɪʃ
elvish
ˈɛlvɪʃ
enravish
ɪnˈrævɪʃ
knavish
ˈneɪvɪʃ
lavish
ˈlævɪʃ
overlavish
ˌəʊvəˈlævɪʃ
peevish
ˈpiːvɪʃ
ravish
ˈrævɪʃ
thievish
ˈθiːvɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLAVISH

slave trade
slave trader
slave trading
slave traffic
slave-driver
slaveholder
slaveholding
slaver
slaveringly
slavery
slavey
Slavic
slavishly
slavishness
Slavism
Slavkov
slavocracies
slavocracy
slavocrat

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLAVISH

British
childish
Danish
dish
English
establish
fetish
finish
Finnish
fish
Irish
on the parish
polish
publish
Spanish
stylish
Swedish
Turkish
whirling dervish
wish

Synonyms and antonyms of slavish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLAVISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slavish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of slavish

Translation of «slavish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLAVISH

Find out the translation of slavish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slavish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slavish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奴性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

servil
570 millions of speakers

English

slavish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्लाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وضيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рабское
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

servil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাসসুলভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

servile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slavish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sklavisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卑屈な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노예
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slavish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phục tòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிமைத்தனமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लेव्हिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

köle gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

servile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niewolnicze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рабське
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

servilă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δουλική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaafse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slavish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slavisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slavish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAVISH»

The term «slavish» is normally little used and occupies the 110.624 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAVISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slavish

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6 QUOTES WITH «SLAVISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slavish.
1
John Adams
I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
2
Anne Edwards
She claimed she loved the camera, its warmth, its familiarity. She responded to its naked glare, its slavish attention to every expression of her face and body, with the kind of immediacy a trusted lover could expect.
3
Ulysses S. Grant
If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
4
Kim Il-sung
Peace secured by slavish submission is not peace.
5
Robert Pinsky
Method involves a slavish addiction to laws, and we can only aspire to anarchy.
6
Mary Shelley
A slavish bondage to parents cramps every faculty of the mind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAVISH»

Discover the use of slavish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slavish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Copyright Law: A Handbook of Contemporary Research
In other words, it is the act of copying another's creation, even if the copy is not slavish,30 and does not create a risk 26 A. Kamperman Sanders (1997), Unfair Competition Law: The Protection of Intellectual and Industrial Creativity, Oxford: ...
Paul Torremans, 2009
2
Superiorities display'd: or Scotland's grievance, by reason ...
Scotland. 'V Superiaritiw dzflvlayffldctfl ' O R, SCOTLANDYS GRIEVANCE, By reasonþsf the SLAVISH Depeudence of the People UPON THEIR G R-E'A TT-ME N; ' 1 '*'.}_L UPONACCQU'NT OF, , A. * -- - . - O-LDILN GS. or "TENURES __ ...
Scotland, 1746
3
The Legal Protection of Databases: A Comparative Analysis
In other words, it is the act of copying another's creation, even if the copy is not slavish,28 and does not create a risk of confusion, by which someone (the parasite) benefits unduly of the creation, efforts, investments or know-how made by ...
Estelle Derclaye, 2008
4
Introduction to the Reading of Hegel
It is by work in the Master's service performed in terror that the Slave frees himself from the terror that enslaved him to the Master.] Now, the forming [of the thing by work] contains not only the positive significance that the slavish Consciousness, ...
Alexandre Kojève, Raymond Queneau, 1980
5
The Christian Messenger: Devoted to the Doctrine of ...
Theological writers of every sect speak of two kinds of fear whether in relation to man or God ; viz. filial and slavish fear. This division is broadly and permanently founded in nature. The character of these two kinds of fear is essentially unlike.
‎1832
6
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
»agree: »approve, endorse, sanction: »promise, pledge, covenant tut boggle subservient l »auxiliary, subsidiary, contributory, ancillary, adjuvant, accessory Ana »subordinate, secondary, dependent, subject 2 Subservient, servile, slavish,  ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
7
A Journey Into Platonic Politics: Plato's Laws
This is what the slavish doctor accuses him of: "You're teaching your patient to be a doctor!" The free doctor's goal seems to be to remove the sick man's ignorance about bodily things and to replace that ignorance with knowledge of bodily ...
Albert Keith Whitaker, 2004
8
Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
The Slavish nationality of Upper Hungary still sighs under the heavy chains of Magyar supremacy, under the present for the most part Kossuthian magistrates, and under the disloyal influence springing from feudalism of the renegade nobility, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
9
The Slave Soul of Russia: Moral Masochism and the Cult of ...
In that volume of his collected works titled "Sick Russia," Merezhkovskii repeatedly asserts that Russians — especially members of the intelligentsia — are slavish by nature. Russians cannot be "holy," he says, without being slavish, because ...
Daniel Rancour-Laferriere, 1996
10
The Tough-Minded Optimist
FEEL. HEALTHY. WITHOUT. SLAVISH. DEPENDENCE. UPON. PILLS. Please do not get the idea from the chapter tide that I am against pills and medicine. In fact I take some myself now and then. I am simply concerned about slavish ...
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAVISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slavish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Labour should ditch slavish devotion to EU and back Brexit
The sight of Brussels imposing unprecedented diktats on an elected government has seen more and more of my colleagues questioning the almost slavish ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Mark Waid on The Archie Reboot: It's Faithful Without Being Slavish
archie The relaunch of Archie Comics' flagship title Archie is imminent, with writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona Staples taking on a character whose series has run ... «Comicbook.com, Jun 15»
3
Wood Laminate Flooring Design "Not A Slavish Copy Of Nature"
The Court found Mannington's design was "the product of creativity, not a slavish copy of nature" and met Feist's low bar for creativity, requiring only "some ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jun 15»
4
Big Labor Scorecard Reveals Slavish Loyalty of CA Legislators
A couple of weeks ago a freshman Republican member of the State Assembly said to me: “You were right, this place is controlled lock, stock and barrel by the ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
5
Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool has been adapted with "slavish
"We've got a director that understands that world, and writers with a slavish devotion to the canon of that character." "That's the most important aspect," he ... «GamesRadar, Mar 15»
6
Nicola Sturgeon calls for £180bn extra UK spending
Scotland's first minister has vowed to fight the “slavish” fixation with cutting the deficit as she laid out plans for the UK to spend an extra £180bn by 2020. «Financial Times, Feb 15»
7
Watch: Patton Oswalt & Patrick Wilson Talk Zack Snyder's "Slavish
For Oswalt, it was too slavish, and he argues the film's best moments — the opening sequence, the prison break — work because it finds Snyder venturing away ... «Indie Wire, Jan 15»
8
UN investigating slavish treatment of migrant workers in UAE
The Gulf state's physical abuse and slave-like treatment of migrant workers is making headlines again, as the UN starts its own investigation, following an official ... «RT, Nov 14»
9
'Carl Bildt - slavish supporter of US, not European values'
Bryan MacDonald is a journalist, writer, broadcaster and teacher. He began his career in journalism aged 15 in his home town of Carlow, Ireland, with the ... «RT, Sep 14»
10
Concomitance of slavish imitation and design infringement: a case …
1) and unfair competition in the form of the slavish imitation of a product made ​​on the basis of the same design (Fig. 2), by means of a corresponding product ... «Lexology, Aug 14»

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